A former member of the Council of State Ama Benyiwa Doe has said the removal of the former Electoral Commission boss is politically motivated.
She told Joynews' Gifty Andoh Appiah on The Pulse that she feels bad about the incident because it seems an office which should be neutral is being politicised.
“One party having appointed the EC Chair does not mean another party that comes into power will have to remove the person and replace with their own.
“So if you do that, does that mean when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is voted into office it [must] appoint a new person?” she quizzed.
She was commenting on the President Akufo-Addo’s removal of the Electoral Commissioner Charlotte Osei and her two deputies from office for “misbehavior and incompetence.”
The decision was on the recommendation of a committee set up by the Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo to investigate alleged acts of corruption, misconduct and misbehaviour by the three commissioners.
The two other commissioners are Amadu Sulley and Ms Georgina Opoku Amankwaa.
But the veteran politician said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) complained a lot about Mrs Osei when she was appointed but she rather delivered victory for them in the 2016 election.
“She didn’t keep us in power and so what should be your problem of trying to remove her from office at all cost?" she said.
Madam Benyiwa Doe disagrees with the margins the NPP won the 2016 elections with saying "only God knows whether the wide margin was real or not."
"If it was real then why don't you trust the woman who handed you the victory to stay and continue with her work? They think whatever they did to win power, maybe Charlotte has seen them and will block them," she said.
Watch the video below:
Source: myjoyonline.com
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority. |
So this woman too was a council of state member under the NDC? No wonder...... No wisdom, no logic.....
Ama Benyiwa Doe has not matured with age. One would have thought that at 70 years, this woman would talk with wisdom. Unfortunately, she still thinks and speaks like a party ***barred word*** soldier.
shout up on your sick bed.idiotttt.
AMA BENYIWA DOE,WE WERE ALL PRAYING THAT YOU RECOVER FROM YOUR SICKNESS SINCE YOUR NDC IGNORED YOU AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.YOU HAVEN'T MADE ANY SENSIBLE ARGUMENT THE WHOLE OF YOUR LIFE.
Madam Ama Benyiwa Doe's thinking is miserably warped and dishonest given the incidents that have led to the dismissal of Mrs Charlotte Osei. Mrs Charlotte Osei has lost her national job because she, most regrettably and most unfortunately, abused the Electoral Commission office. Charlotte Osei did steal and abuse Ghana state money. This blatant corruption abuse of office calls for harsher punishment than has become her lot now. Ghana shall never ever be abused as we see happening with impunity and blatantly. The Special Prosecutor's Office is happily set to begin work. Ama Benyiwa Doe's turn, perhaps, for trial by the state is in the offing.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalook Waaaaaaaaaaaaaalook see you Maame
What sort of argument is this?Go back to sleep;where have u been all this time?