The Ministry of Communities is to approach the National Assembly to amend the provisions of the Municipal and District Councils Act so that the term for Mayors and Deputy Mayors will coincide with that of office holders in the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils.
This is according to Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan, who was asked at a senior staff conference on Friday, to explain why municipal elections were held in December when office holders will maintain their positions until the end of March 2017.
He explained that these elections, while a bit premature, were held because the ministry wished to harmonise elections in the 71 local government areas.
