The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed 'shock and sadness' over the decision by President Nana Akufo-Addo to remove Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei as well as her two deputies from office.
“We learn with shock and sadness the decision of president Akufo-Addo to terminate the appointments of EC Chair and her two deputies..." Kofi Adams said.
The National Organiser who was addressing the press Thursday at the party's headquarters added that "we demand almost immediately that they must give us reasons for which they think that the chairperson and her two deputies should be removed from office. The attempt and the fear for which reason they have set out to remove an arbiter of our elections so that they can rig the 2020 elections”
Background
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has fired Madam Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), and her two deputies, Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwah.
Their removal from office takes immediate effect.
According to a statement signed by the Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid and copied Peacefmonline.com, their dismissal "comes after a committee set up by the Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Akuffo, pursuant to Article 146(4) of the Constitution, to investigate separate complaints brought against the three persons by Ghanaian citizens, recommended their removal from office".
The statement further indicated that, "the Committee recommended their removal on the basis of stated misbehavior and incompetence, pursuant to Article 146 (1) of the Constitution".
Additionally, the three persons have been directed by the President, who thanked them for their services to the nation, to hand over their respective schedules to the Director for Human Resource and General Services of the EC.
“The provisions of Article 146 (9) of the Constitution require the President of the Republic to act in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee," the statement said.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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When will the Police prosecute these NDC double salary thifs? They are making too much noise about everything.... When they were in power they were only interested in stealing of state money through dubious contracts such as bus branding...... No one was prosecuted but they were only asked to refund the stolen money. Why? Charlotte Osei will never come back to the EC no matter what the NDC does.
Low information ***barred word*** people provide the manpower for evil NDC leaders whose objective is to silence their perceived enemies. They are the useful i.d.i.o.t.s that Lenin spoke about so contemptuously, those lost souls who provide crusaders with the true believers they need to carry out their crusade. History has taught us not to dismiss rank-and-file true believers as harmless ***barred word***.s. No matter how ***barred word*** they may seem, they are extremely dangerous if for no other reason than they are guided by emotion rather than intellect. The NDC is hell bent in criticizing and attacking the NPP in everything the government does forgetting that worst things happened in Ghana during their regime.
IT IS NAIVEEE, CHILDISHHH THINKING LACK OF SMARTNESS AND CLOSED MINDEDNESS FOR ANY ONE TO THINK THAT THE THREE COMMISSIONERS OF EC COULD STAY IN OFFICE, IN SPITE OF ALL THAT HAPPENED AND THE DUE PROCESS FOLLOWED. I AM SAD FOR NDC PARTY WHEN THEIR LEADERS CANNOT THINK RIGHT, APPRECIATE AND RESPECT THE USE OF PROCEDURE TO DEAL WITH ISSUES AND RESOLVE THEM, BUT RESORT TO NOISYYYY DEMONSTRATION AND PRESS RELEASE IN, SENSELLLEESS EXPRESSSSION OF INTEREST. THEIR ATTITUDE MAKE ME FEEL THAT THEIR PARTY HAS NO THINKERS BUT ACTORS. WHO ON EARTH, IF NOT DUMP, CAN FAIL TO DISMISS THE COMMISSIONERS WHEN THEY HAVE INCRIMINATED THEMSELVES AND TESTIFIED AGAINST THEMSELVES TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR CLAIMS. WHICH COURT OR WHAT PERSON OF HIS RIGHT MIND WOULD ACT DIFFERENTLY TO MAINTAIN THE COMMISSIONERS. MAYBE, IT IS ONLY PNDC KANGAROO COURTS, CAPABLE TO INCRIMINATE AND CONDEMN PEOPLE TO DEATH WITHOUT PROPER DEFENCE NOR FOLLOWING ANY DUE PROCESS CAN ACCEPT SUNCH NONSEEEEENSE. NO WONDER AMISSAH ARTHUR HAS LEFT THE PARTY TO GET OUT OF THIS SHAMEFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE.
I don't get these guys sometimes. The woman with her deputies is gone. Why are NDC chaps making noises? Didn't they see this coming? Making noises over spilled milk!
The fantes in ndc must start voting with their feet and join other parties.....this mysterious death of PK is one too many. Why all the deaths around mahama......it is time to figure out what the hell is going on.
Paa Kwesi Arthur is gone, where are u going with these stupidities? Cry for your own souls and learn to be circumspect in your thinking. Today you are here, tomorrow you’re gone. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed so wise up and stop wasting our ears with your embecillities
Pathetic individuals. I am ashamed to see this.
Let me here, very suitably, borrow the popular phrase of Ex-President Mahama, to wit ' I can't think far' to expose NDC of a baseless biased allegation against NPP in implicating same in the removal of the 3 commissioners. Indeed, the 3 commissioners who petitioned the CJ to take action as per the report of the commission set by the CJ thereupon, to deliberate on the prima facie case as established by the CJ against the three, were appointed by the NDC. Invariably, I wished I could not think far to establish the tenability of the NDC's allegation against the NPP in this regard. Asem s€ b€!
@ nana kwaku that has been your stock in trade, by manipulating electoral commissioners for your selfish interest this time around you are going to have it wrong. i have always said ndc can never win genuine elections in Ghana but through rigging and manipulation of the system, it is good measures are put in place to curb all these rigging tactics of ndc, cr1minals in politics ndc for you they have never thought any thing good for mother Ghana but their selfish interest
Tactics and manipulations do not win elections, please. Your deeds will take you where you want to go even before kings. Some of the NDC appointees were plain self seekers like it is happening today. We should wise up, watch and cast our votes wisely any time we vote.