Former Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) have appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to urgently intervene to secure the payment of their long-outstanding end-of-service benefits, warning that the prolonged delay has had severe human and financial consequences. The appeal was contained in a New Year message addressed to the President by Leo-Nelson Adzidogah, former Municipal Chief Executive for Akatsi South, on behalf of his former MMDCE colleagues across the political divide. In the message, Mr Adzidogah welcomed President Mahama’s January 1 New Year address to the nation, particularly his call for unity beyond partisan lines, and urged the President to translate that message into action by resolving the unpaid benefits issue.