President, John Agyekum Kufour has said he does not believe in the election of local government chief executives. In principle, the president said, the call has "great appeal".
He said at the current level of development of the nation, when national unity, security and fair distribution of the national cake must be central in governance, a rushed implementation of this principle can prove counter productive. "My honest opinion is that we allow the system as it is to mature to the days when the nation can confidently adopt it" he said.
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