Kpando, April 24, GNA - The Kpando District Assembly at its

meeting, on Friday, confirmed Mr Francis Ganyaglo, 38, a Lecturer

in Marketing at the Ho Polytechnic, as the District Chief Executive. Mr Ganyaglo polled 46 out of 47, representing 98 percent of

votes cast in the election, supervised by Mr David Acheampong,

District Officer of the Electoral Commission. Addressing the Assembly after taking the oaths of office and

secrecy, administered by Mr Samuel Kofi Solomon, Kpando Circuit

Court Judge, Mr Ganyaglo stressed that he would not abuse the

trust reposed in him by President John Atta Mills, who by the

constitution, nominated him for the position. He pledged to tap the expertise of others who vied for the

position, provide good leadership and unite the people for rapid

development of the district. Mr Ganyaglo said the thrust of his work, immediately, would be

to open up educational opportunities, increase the reach of the

people to ICT, build roads and improve entrepreneurial quality of

the business people in the district. Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister, said the first

round voting for Mr Ganyaglo's approval reflected the

progressiveness of the assembly. The Assembly also elected Mr Joseph Adigli, 78, an engineer, as

Presiding Member. He polled 46 out of 52 votes representing 88.5 percent.