1. The NDC was only given a 45 minute notice to the first IPAC meeting called by the Jean Mensah-led EC. This was absurdly unreasonable, grossly unfair, and defied all rules that govern notices for IPAC meetings and meetings in general. Even though the EC later apologized to the NDC, it blatantly refused to give the NDC a hearing on the serious matters discussed and the decisions reached at the said meeting.
2. In an unprecedented turn of events, the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensah was caught on video frolicking and partying with female appointees of President Akufo-Addo in December 2018. Her inability to stay above political reproach by wining and dining with elements within government at the least opportunity brings into question her neutrality and professionalism.
3. The EC Chairperson, Jean Mensah lied in her press release of 27th March, 2019 that IPAC had extensively discussed and unanimously agreed to a compilation of a new voters register for the 2020 elections, when that was not even part of the agenda for the said IPAC meeting. When the NDC complained about the falsehood peddled by the EC Chairperson and sought to set the records straight, her insolent henchman, Bossman Asare told us to go to hell and that, the EC doesn’t need our opinion in doing their work. Till date, Jean Mensah has refused to publicly retract and apologize for that insulting lie.
4. Bossman Asare is on record to have described the NDC as a threat to Ghana’s democracy. How can the NDC be reasonably expected to trust the neutrality of Bossman Asare in view of this fact? How can we trust Bossman to be a fair referee in the 2020 upcoming elections?
5. In spite of the fact that the EC is enjoined by the 1992 Constitution and the Political Parties law to supervise all internal elections of all political parties, Bossman Asare in a display of legendary intolerance, arrogance, hatred and ignorance, threatened the NDC that the Jean Mensah-led EC will refuse to supervise future internal NDC elections if we don’t desist from criticizing him and his Boss, Jean Mensah. Criticism is part of any healthy democracy, and for Bossman to be averse to criticism impugns his credibility.
6. In an inexplicable display of hatred and disrespect for the NDC, Jean Mensah openly reprimanded and attacked the General Secreatry of the NDC for *laughing* during an IPAC meeting.
7. In spite of the fact that Parliament has approved money for the EC to conduct this year’s (2019) limited registration exercise in all the 6000 electoral areas of Ghana, the recalcitrant Jean Mensah-led EC is hellbent on disenfranchising over 1 million eligible Ghanaian voters by restricting the process to only the 216 district offices of the EC.
These and other acts provide sufficient grounds for the NDC's mistrust in the neutrality of the Jean Mensah-led EC.
Sammy Gyamfi
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Source: Sammy Gyamfi, NDC National Communications Officer
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Ndc why all these long noise making? after all you boast of vigilante group and dares Ghanaians for boot to boot but ndc don't have the courage to say NO to the 2020 elections which they've lost in advance. NPP were bold, courageous to stay away from the parliamentary elections in 1992 because they believed fairness was not going to happen so why can't you do same to save you some breath and strength to reorganize but still insisting you will take part but this and that! there is nothing wrong with Lady Jean Mensa and her EC but everything wrong with the ndc rather! nobody is forcing you to be part of the next elections because whether you like it or not ndc will lose.
Jean, just keep focused and do what is right according to your work discription as EC Boss. You have the whole of Ghana behind you and no amount of NDC's mischief can malign your hard-earned reputation. Collaterally, NDC is being distroyed in her own planted forest of lies and malice aforethought. Out of her own political incompetence, she is despirately bent on propaganda, baseless polemic, dirty politicking to grievously compensate her inability to formulate subtansive Governace and Economic policies to match NPP. Thus, can only come to power through the back door, rigging of elections and hence feels uncomfortable with the presence of Jean as EC Boss who is strongly determined to do the right thing by law. That is the problem of the NDC beating about the bussh and its' excesses.
DEAR JEAN BEWARE THAT IF THE NDC PER CHANCE WIN THIS ELECTION YOU WILL DEFINITELY BE BOOTED OUT OF OFFICE. MAY BE THAT IS WHY YOU ARE ALSO PUTTING IMPEDIMENTS TO THE FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION AND FULL PARTICIPATION OF IPAC IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS. PLEASE TRY TO BE MORE NEUTRAL.
Dear Jean, you are doing a great job and those who want to distract you are doing so out of malice and unqualified self-interest. Be rest-assured that your credibility and intergrity is intact. NDC as we all know is diabolic when it comes to elections and you will never find peace with them so long as you don't allow them to have their undue way. But be inherently resolute and I'm confident you will make you mark as you did in the IEA.
Sammy your obsession with Jean-Mensah is ignoring the fact that you guys made mistakes in your campaigns. You should focus on rebuilding by bringing a new candidate with new ideas and new team. You must also tone down and not to be seem as always aggressive. That’s a put off to the middle class.
Are you guys serious? The EC Chair was seen 'frolicking with appointees of the gov't" and that demonstrate a lack of neutrality? This is infantile! Well she also attends the same church as some NDC operatives so does that demonstrate a lack of neutrality?
THE ELECTORAL ***barred word*** WHO BECAME PRESIDENT BY DUBIOUS MEANS IS NOW CRYING AND BARKING LIKE A MAD DOG BECAUSE HE CAN'T GET THINGS DONE BY HIS WAY. CORRUPT AND COMPROMISED EC CHAIR PEOPLE LIKE AFARI GYAN AND CHARLOTTE OSEI ARE NO LONGER RUNNING SUCH A SENSITIVE AND IMPORTANT INSTITUTION TO AWARD INCOMPETENT AND ***barred word*** MAHAMA THE PRESIDENCY. THE NDC FROM ITS FOUNDER RAWLINGS TO MAHAMA HAS NEVER WON ANY FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN GHANA AND STAND NO CHANCE WHATEVER LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE. DISCERNING GHANAIANS WILL NEVER CAST A VOTE TO ELECT ***barred word***, ***barred word*** AND THUGS TO EVER RULE GHANA AGAIN, PERIOD!
they r confused
This ndc double salary guys are becoming irrelevant to Ghanaians.... What about the other commissioners of the EC? This ndc party will soon become extinct.
U guys are becoming too petty. Limited registration too u make it look like world war ahba. If u understand the electoral process when ur time is up you will go it's not this petty issues that will make you win elections nsemfo