Defer your academic courses – President Mahama tells MMDCEs President John Mahama has directed that all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMCEs) pursuing academic and other short courses should defer such programmes with immediate effect. A statement issued in Accra by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Collins Duada has asked regional ministers to inform all MMDCES in their regions to strictly comply with the directive. It cautioned that affected MMDCEs who flout the directive would have themselves to blame. GBC