The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, has reacted angrily to comments by the Minority Leader in Parliament, Mr Haruna Iddrisu that the National Democratic Congress would resist any attempt by the Akufo-Addo led government to remove Mrs Charlotte Osei from office.
He has asked the MP to “shut up” and recall the trauma they put several appointees through when the NDC won power in 2008.
In an interview with Peacefmonline.com, Chairman Wontumi as he is affectionately called, noted that the NDC were fond of sacking appointees they perceived to be NPP when they were in power and are currently worried the NPP will pay them back in their own coin.
“In January 2009 when the NDC took over, the Central Committee of the National Union of Harbour Employees sent the first request calling on President John Evans Atta Mills to sack Mr Ben Owusu Mensah, Director General (DG) of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA).
The trend they set affected former Chief Justice, Mrs Georgina Theodora Wood; a number of Ministers of State and Members of Parliament; District Chief Executives; Inspector General of Police, Paul Tawia Quaye; Reverend Dr Asante Antwi, former Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church and the Arch-Bishop Palmer Buckle of the Accra Diocese of the Catholic Church”, he recounted.
The current Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei has come under attack following a petition that has been sent to the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo to impeach her.
Shortly after news went viral that some aggrieved staff of the EC had sent petitions calling for the impeachment of Mrs. Charlotte Osei, the Minority Leader in Parliament, Mr Haruna Iddrisu warned that the NDC would not sit unconcerned for President Akufo-Addo to carry out his purported strategy to oust the EC boss from office just as he had used similar strategy to sack some heads of public institutions since he assumed office.
But Chairman Wontumi claims the swift response from the NDC scribe, shows clearly that the previous government strategically made Mrs. Charlotte Osei the EC boss to gain political and electoral favours.
He stated that “from the look of things, it appears the NDC appointed Charlotte Osei not because she was a female capable of doing the job but to aid them win elections through fraudulent means”.
But Mr Iddrissu claims Ghana, has never witnessed such wanton sacking from office of persons suspected to be loyalists of an opposing party than what President Akufo-Addo had done within the first six months being in government.
He warned the president to abort plans of urging some section of the EC staff to gang up against their boss and cautioned the NPP government not to extend their ‘sacking spree’ of public servants to the chairperson of the EC.
Meanwhile, in the petition drafted by the aggrieved EC workers, they highlighted some acts of misconduct on the part of Mrs. Charlotte Osei since her appointment as EC Chairperson.
The petitioners described the EC Boss as being "administratively inept" and lacking "managerial experience or capacity and knowledge of corporate governance structures and regulatory compliance".
They also cited breaches of some provisions of the 1992 Constitution by the EC Boss regarding her office, conduct and duties.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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So Iddrisu , you think you can be a president in Ghana?Tweaa my foot. Make we dey find you some wacthmanns job.
YES! NPP must unleash counter attacks on NDC'ers. They have developed and senseless attitude of holding press conferences each week and sadly they do not even hold up. Don't wait for NDC to talk before you talk, develop a plan to tout NPP and respond after each of these mushroom conferences. Setup a team of serial callers to take them on 24/7 everyday until 2020.
i blame nana addo for not having prosecuted corrupt members of the NDC long ago. This has emboldened many of those fuuulllls such as this watchman-caricature called Iddrisu to talk this way. Nana Addo, we voted for change and you seem to be sitting there with the old mess you inherited from the incompetent John Mahama. Ghanaians are tired of NDC, but Nana Addo seems to be tolerating these modda fockers. You have 3½ years. Continue fuuuuuling around with NDC.
have you taken your men.tal pills this morning. you showing signs of loose nut in the brain
It's sad that because of politics, Lawmakers are now against the Law. My son Haruna, do you think those who wrote the petition are telling lies? You know as a Lawyer that there are very serious allegations against Mad. Osei. This is no party business. It's Court Matter not NPP matter. Look, Mr Haruna, are those staff not older than Mad.Osei? Do you think they're all telling lies> You see, if you Lawyers behave like Ostriches, then Ghanaiains lose confidence in you, your profession & your vision for the country. We're losing confidence in you the young Lawyers. Pl. Haruna grow up & behave like a mature minority leader. Shame on & all your colleagues lawyers for your behavior in the august Parliamennt
NDC never respected the LAWS which govern this country and their HALLMARK is INCOMPETENCE. And what a HELL is Haruna Iddrisu if he is MAN enough HE should block the the laws of this country and go by his own WAY.Is that CROC'K above the LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY. NDC PLANS ARE NOT GODS PLAN.LONG LIVE GH. AND LONG LIVE THE ORDINARY GHANAIAN.
WONTUMI GEYWEY YOU.YOU JUST WANT ATTENTION.YOU CANT DO ANYTHING TO MADAM CHARLLOTTE OSEI.
What at all can ndc do? Foko. We are incharge.
IT TAKES A WORTLESS AND DESPERATE DOG TO SEE ONE. I PITY YOU "GUY'
If all the allegations are true then she should be held accountable according to the letter. Its high time we, we stop sheilding people for the wrongs they do.