The Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly on Thursday failed to elect a Presiding Member (PM) after two consecutive rounds of voting.
The two, Mr Umar Sanda Mohammed, the assemblyman for Nima Ayawaso electoral area and Mr Abu Awuvami, the government appointee both failed to secure the required two-thirds (2-3) of the vote cast.
In her address to the house after the voting, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Ayawaso East, Hajia Salma Mohammed Sani Adams urged the assembly members to come together as a united house and elect a PM for the municipality.
"Assembly election is non-partisan, we should all unite and elect a PM to help promote development in the municipality," she added.
Mr Mohammed the assembly member for the Nima electoral area who contested the elections said he was not disappointed with the outcome of event but would work hard during the ten-days period to ensure victory.
