Contrary to expectations of many that Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei will hit back at her virulent critics, the first female head of the election management body says she is unmoved by malicious attacks on her person mainly by members of the governing party.
Drawing inspiration from God, the splendid EC boss says though the unpalatable attacks on her person were intended to discourage her from discharging her duties, she will do what she has been directed by God to do.
“That’s all that matters to me. If God tells me, 'go and do this assignment', I may not like the assignment, but I have to trust that there is a reason why I have been asked to do it. And also you believe that the person, who has sent you, will empower you to do it. So for me, that is my starting point, and so I go in with that confidence that comes from the person that has given me the assignment.”
…So they are going to throw everything at you to just get you out of that space. Once you recognize that, then you recognize those comments for the distractions that they are and you just focus on doing what you have been called to do and to do an excellent job,” Mrs Osei stated when contributing to a panel discussion on Joy Fm to mark International Women’s Day.
Responding for the first time to allegations by Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong and the New Patriotic Party that, she traded sex for her job, Mrs Osei said the comments, though hurtful, don’t bother her.
“My sense of self should not come from somebody who does not know me. If the person thinks I got my job through sexual favors, surely, there are other more rewarding and less difficult jobs I could use that sexual favors for,” she noted.
The EC boss questioned if the foul-mouth Assin Central legislator and his ilk only give employment opportunities to women who acquiesce to their sexual demands. “And in any case, this is man who is sleeping with other women, so why didn’t he give the job to those women,” he added.
After failed attempts to use the apex court of the land to overturn Mrs Osei appointment by former President John Dramani Mahama, the NPP resorted to assassinating the character of the EC boss.
In one of the NPP’s scathing attacks directed at Mrs Osei which was roundly condemned by many, Hon Kennedy Agyapong, speaking at a campaign rally at Asokwa in the Ashanti Region, alleged that the EC boss traded her body to get appointment from the then president, Mr Mahama.
“Charlotte Osei, bring your buttocks (sexual affair) in exchange of EC Chair position (fa woto be gye golf)," he alleged
Enjoying support and endorsement from leading members of his party, Hon Agyapong vowed never to retract and apologize for his scandalous comments. “Apologize to Charlotte my foot. Why should I apologize? I won't apologize today, I won't apologize tomorrow. Ghanaians are hypocrites. Charlotte is a wicked woman. It's important that I make Ghanaians know about her personal life too,” he said.
Not even admonishing by the Managing Editor of The aL-hAJJ, Alhaji Bature Iddrisu, to the NPP to apologize to the EC for leading unjustifiable attacks on her found favor with members of the ruling party.
“President Akufo-Addo and the NPP knew what they were spreading about Madam Charlotte Osei were completely false and imaginary yet, they went ahead to say so to woo Ghanaians to their side that the EC was working with the NDC to rig the election for former president John Mahama. Look at what Charlotte Osei went through because of these lies…she was abused by Ghanaians who bought into these lies churned out by NPP. They (NPP) must do the honorable thing if indeed; they have conscience,” Alhaji Bature noted.
And as if yielding to the advice of The al-hAJJ managing editor, President Akufo-Addo, who never condemned the unprovoked attacks on the EC boss by his followers, guiltily mentioned Mrs Osei in passing for conducting one of the hitches-free elections in the world.
Delivering his maiden State of the Nation Address, President Akufo-Addo lamely had this to say of the EC boss, “Mr. Speaker, I use this occasion to commend the Electoral Commission and its chairperson, Mrs. Charlotte Osei for the conduct of our recent elections which has received domestic and international acclaimed.”
While many thought the unpalatable attacks was hurting her, Mrs Osei said she was not disturbed by the comments, saying men generally tend to prevent women from coming into their space, so once a woman is given the opportunity to be like them, they do all they can to bring her down.
“So they are going to throw everything at you to just to get you out of that space. Once you recognize that, then you recognize those comments for the distractions that they are and you just focus on doing what you have been called to do and to do an excellent job,” she said.
She encouraged women to psyche themselves up that men will not give them the chance, but they must show up prepared to deliver and also give off their very best at all times.
“So you know that you need to apply yourself, you need to work really hard, you need to be very diligent in what you are doing and you need to constantly add to your knowledge base and your skills.”
Source: The Al-Hajj
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MADAM, PLEASE LEAVE GOD OUT OF YOUR WICKEDNESS. YOU DON'T HAVE THE LOVE OF THIS COUNTRY. PEOPLE LIKE YOU DON'T DESERVE ANY SYMPATHY AT ALL.
God is suffering oo! Everybody at all claims God,.....even the most wicked. God dey suffer ruf!!!
If you guys don't know, I say it on authority that Charlot Osei tried to rig the elections for John Mahama and failed. Ask yourselves why it took so long for the election results to be declared? Again, ask yourself why Charlot Osei declared the results as soon as John Mahama conceded? The two of them were in contact with each other, waiting to see if the rigging agenda will work; when it failed, then they decided to announce the results. In any case, the results were known by 8th December, but Charlot Osei and her staff, just like NDC kept saying that a winner was far from being decided. She is not as clean as people take her to be, even though Kenennedy Agyapong's ***barred word*** did not help matters.
Madam leave God out of your mess because you harden your heart before Him.You need to fast and ask for forgiveness.
Charlotte, please just update your website of defunct Political Parties, and why are there 24 Political Parties on there? Always know that, we love you very much and there's nothing you can do about it. You 're us, and we're you. Hence, we 're on you like white on rice, but it's very important that you remember that we critique you out of love, and not hate.
IF INDEED MRS CHARLOTTE OSEI WANTS TO BE HAPPY THE REST OF HER LIFE,SHE SHOULD GO DOWN ON HER KNEES AND CONFESS TO GOD ALL THAT HAPPENED BEFORE AND AFTER THE ELECTIONS.SHE MUST BE HAPPY THAT GOD SAVED HER FROM DESTRUCTION,AND GHANA TOO.SHE WAS GOING TO CALL THE ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENT MAHAMA BUT THE BATTLE WAS STILL THE LORDS AND SATAN WILL NEVER RULE THE WORLD.
Madam, yours must be an unGodly god. If I were you, I will seek salvation by resigning
You this woman? A Christian ? No is not true. If not God you should have turn this nation into fire. If I am you, I should have dropped this position. John Mahama has destroy your life forever
These days everyone uses the Good Lords name in vain.Madam don't flatter yourself You did nothing that was not expected of you. You were helping the NDC to pull the same stunt they did in 2012.What you and the NDC did not know was that this time around the NPP had a plan.They tallied all the results from almost all the polling stations after scanning all the pink sheets.And to rub it in they gave the results to all the other parties. This meant that the massaged figures your outfit and the NDC had could not be fed into the system which would have brought the same situation as in 2014. The word of the two of you against that of the NPP.Even your handling of the issues of the bloated register and all the related matters showed your ill intentions.Be thankful to God that the ndc's machinations could not come to pass. Madam you're free.You can go to the market without an armed escort for if the conflagration had materialised you might have been one of the first victims.
Bature, you are trying so hard and it is only PeaceFm that will publish you garbage on their website. Other discerning websites treat you with the contempt that you deserve. I only glance through them just to see how desperate you still are. Keep it coming! Free comedy. Aunti Charlotte, relax wai!!