The Minority Leader in Parliament, Mr Haruna Iddrisu has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would resist any attempt by the Akufo-Addo led government to remove the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei from office.
He said the party would use all means possible to resist what he described as a ploy by the NPP to get rid of the EC boss.
According to him, the NDC would not sit unconcerned for President Akufo-Addo to carry out his purported strategy to oust the EC boss from office just as he had used similar strategy to sack some heads of public institutions since he assumed office.
Addressing a press conference at the NDC headquarters in Accra on Thursday, Mr Iddrisu alleged that since Akufo-Addo took over power from NDC in January this year, he has sacked many heads of public institutions and replaced them with NPP loyalists, thus attempting to apply similar strategy to get rid of Mrs Charlotte Osei.
He said the country had never witnessed such wanton sacking from office of persons suspected to be loyalists of an opposing party than what President Akufo-Addo had done within the first six months being in government.
Mr Iddrissu said if President Akufo-Addo would use tricks to instigate a section of the EC staff in order to use it as an excuse to sack the EC boss, he should abort such plans.
He has, therefore, cautioned the NPP government not to extend their ‘sacking spree’ of public servants to the chairperson of the EC.
“Nana Akufo-Addo should not extend his encroachment and political polarization to EC", he stated.
He, however, called on Ghana’s development partners and donors to call President Akufo-Addo and his government to order.
According to Mr Iddrisu, the manner in which the Akufo-Addo led government was sacking persons suspected to be NDC sympathizers from public offices is a cause for concern.
He added that the political polarization of the public service did not auger well for the country’s democratic credence.
Speaking on the same subject, the Director of Elections of the party, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo said the NDC was aware of all the strategies the NPP government was using to get rid of public servants believed to be members of NDC.
According to him, such a practice was dangerous to the country’s development and should not be allowed to continue.
He said the NPP government had failed to create employment in order to fulfil its promise of creating employment but was using such plans to get rid of people in order to replace them with NPP loyalists.
Mr Ampofo said since NPP took over power, it had sacked and transferred many persons believed to be NDC supporters from their place of work.
According to him, the public service should not be used for political purposes, saying that the NDC would not allow such things to continue in the country.
Source: Daily Graphic
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Iddrisu, you kola nut chewing, watchman- how dare you tell the rest of Ghana what to do? You are a dog - haruna. I will do you like how Dagarti people do to dogs when they make chi-chin-ga. Fooooooooolish p3-p3-nin like you. You enjoyed free education all your life and you are now a parrasite on the public purse, Instead of you to help develop the wrettchedness of northern region where you come from, you are defending botttooooom power by accusing the innocent president. You stuuuuuppppidddd northerner. I spit on your face - haruna and piss/***barred word*** on your head! ABUUUUWAAAA p3 p3 nin!!!!
You employed her to support your chop chop agenda so her chopping was not an issue. Now we are trying to find money to make sure schools for children with disability will not be closed again for want of taxpayer collected government money support. She will answer to every single charge of impropriety, breach of procurement law
If Charlotte Osei did wrong and is sackked, what will you do?
Is Charlotte Osei untouchable? Nana Addo just received a petition. Are we saying Botttoooom Power can do whatever she likes because Mahama appointed her? You guys can go to helllllllll!!! Nana Addo must investigate the petition and follow the due process. Bottttoooom Power my foot!!!!
Haruna has thrown his law degree to dogs. How can this be? A lawyer saying he will resist the due process laid down by the constitution regarding an impeachment. Wow....lol .
Ghana is finished oh! So Haruna Iddrisu wore a suit and went to say such things? Walahi, I pray it's not true! If the same allegations had been leveled against a known NPP official instead of the EC Chairperson, what would Haruna and the minority's stance be? Haruna Iddrisu must down his head in shame for throwing objectivity out the window. Secondly, Haruna should kindly provide a list of officials who have been wrongfully sacked so that objective Ghanaians can verify and defend such ones where necessary. Indeed wrongful termination is frowned upon by our laws and so what is preventing the alleged 'victims' from defending their rights in court?
IS EC BOSS NDC MEMBER?
All indications shows that all is not well at the EC. NDC should get their facts right before holding time wasting press conferences
Is this a confirmation of the long-held view of sections of the public that this woman Charlotte Osei is an NDC member and hence cannot be neutral? Why is it that the NDC is always jumping into her defense? If she is clean and there is no such wrong doing, let her fight and clear her through the legal process than to issue threats.
YOU ARE LUCKY KWAME NKRUMA CAME; YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN REARING CATTLE WITH A FOUL-SMELLING MOUTH AND PARCHED LIPS!!! BECAUSE WE WANT CHANGES THATS WHY WE MADE SURE NPP HAS MAJORITY!!! WHAT THE F*CK CAN YOU DO??? YOU CANT DO TEEEEEE! ***barred word*** QUASHIA!!!!