Chairperson for the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei has said that Georgina Opoku Amankwah in her capacity as Deputy Chair of the commission evidently exhibited general incompetence severally.
Citing a number of occasions where her deputy exhibited ineffectiveness, she maintained that Ms. Amankwah “without authorization and notice to the Chairperson, approved 2015 financial statements of the commission, increased the amount for fuel coupons beyond budgeted levels and without prior knowledge of the Chairperson or the Commission”.
According to her, there is “ample evidence of poor knowledge of corporate governance, rules of public service financial management and general incompetence on the part of Ms. Georgina Amankwah.
She also cited her deputy as having gone on “an unauthorised leave from May 19 - June19 2017 without notice to the Chairperson and without prior approval.”
This was captured in her response to the 27-point petition filed by some concerned workers of the commission.
The petition filed by Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang, counsel for the petitioners, accused Mrs. Osei for among other things, malfeasance and abuse of power.
Charlotte Osei following the petition responded, dismissing the claims levelled against her. She, in her response described her deputies as grossly “insubordinate” and “rude” and cited several instances where these deputies had breached their mandates.
“Mrs Osei said my two deputies [Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwaa] are “grossly insubordinate and rude.”
She also accused Amadu Sulley, Deputy in Charge of Finance, of bagging some GHC 6 million from political parties without informing the Commission’s Finance Department.
The EC Boss also hinted of a possible conspiration on the part of Mrs. Georgina Opoku Amankwah as far the petition for impeachment is concerned.
She revealed that the counsel for the concerned staff is the same lawyer representing Mrs. Amankwah who is currently under investigations.
“Whilst he [counsel] claims to act on behalf of ‘Concerned Staff’ of the Commission, he has not made clear who those ‘staff’ indeed are,”.
A petition from some aggrieved staff of the Electoral commission, signed by Counsel for the staff, Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang sought that the Chair of the commission be impeached. The group cited among other things the breaching of the Procurement Law in procuring goods and services for the Commission.
They claimed that she, unilaterally and without recourse to procurement procedures, engaged the services of lawyers, Sory@Law who represented the Commission in the pre-election legal banter with aggrieved parties and disqualified flagbearers.
She was also alleged to have abrogated an existing contract with Super Tech Ltd. (STL), unilaterally renegotiating and re-awarding the contract at new sum of $21,999,592 without serious regard to the tender processes among other things.
Source: Ghanaweb.com
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Its unfortunate that we have this level of petty politicking in our honorable EC. In fact I think every rot starts from the head. None of the issues the head is raising smells of incompetence. I dont think these guys were given so much power as to appropriate all these money's for themselves or proceed on leave without proper authorization. If all these happened under the watch of the head of the commission then she is equally culpable. I think an independent commission must be set up to investigate these allegations.
the battle is still the Lords.
@Ernest. Please check who appointed them all, and you will understand who is confused and incompetent. Google EC of Ghana.
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@Ernest. You must be ashamed of yourself for bringing His Excellency the Prez into the picture. If two Commissioners of the EC are fighting over their own incompetencies, where does Nana Adoo come in? If you have nothing to say just shut the hell up so we can have some peace. Don't just join the band of chronic !d1ots who talk for talking sake but not with any reasoning.
why did she wait till now to disclose all these? what was she waiting for?
NANA IS CONFUSED ABOUT THE WHOLE SAGA!! INCOMPETENT NANA GOVERNMENT!!
As an ordinary citizen of this country i believe the commissioners must be investigated especially AMADU SULLEY, MS. AMANKWAH and CHARLOTTE.And must be jailed if found guilty of any financial malfeasance
we all know Charlotte was planted at the EC to rig the elections for the incompetent John Mahama but failed to do so.... NDC cr!m!nal gang always condone wrongdoing.... We will also legally and forcefully remove the EC boss if she found to go against the law. NDC can take Ghana govt to Hague ....