A Ghanaian citizen, Fafali Nyonator, has filed a suit for an interlocutory injunction at the Supreme Court to restrain President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo from appointing a new Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) until her earlier suit is determined by the court.
Ms Nyonator had earlier filed a suit at the same court challenging the legality of the processes that led to the dismissal of Mrs Charlotte Osei.
Sources within the presidency have hinted that the president will soon name a new EC chair.
Mrs Osei and her two deputies, Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwah were dismissed by President Akufo-Addo on grounds of incompetence and procurement breaches at the election management body.
A committee set up by Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo, to investigate separate complaints brought against the three persons by Ghanaian citizens, recommended their removal.
In 2017, the five-member committee investigated alleged acts of corruption involving Mrs Osei and her two deputies.
Some staff of the EC petitioned Nana Akufo-Addo to remove Mrs Osei from office over allegations of fraud and financial malfeasance as well as abuse of office. Mrs Osei also counter-alleged corruption against her deputies insisting that she has done nothing wrong and only being hounded out because she is fighting internal graft. The president, in accordance with the constitution, forwarded the petition to the Chief Justice to look into the matter.
Source: classfmonline.com
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SOME PEOPLE TALK AS IF THIS CURRENT WILL RULE GHANA FOREVER. ONE DAY THE TABLE WILL TURN AND WILL SHALL SEE WHAT THE NPP IN OPPOSITION WILL CRITICIZE. THE GOVT HAS MESSED UP IN ALMOST EVERYTHING WITHOUT REGARD TO THE RULE OF LAW-SACKING OF CIVIL SERVANTS,CHALLENGING FORMULA FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF DISTRICT ASSEMBLY COMMON FUND WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LAW GOVERNING IT, OVERSIZED GOVT, BLOATED PRESIDENTIAL STAFFERS,CORRUPTION ON ASCENDANCY,FAILED PROMISES,FAMILY GOVT,REDUCED ADMISSION TO NURSES COLLEGES, TEACHER COLLEGES ETC ETC,YET THIS PRESIDENT WAS TOUTED AS A BEACON OF THE RULE OF LAW. GOD IS WATCHING. HE SHOULD EVEN GO AHEAD AND SACK EVERY WORKER WHO WAS WORKING AND REPLACE THEM WITH NPP SUPPORTERS, BUT ONE DAY THER WILL BE CHANGE SINCE NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT.
ONLY ENEMIES OF THE STATE LIKE THIS FAFALI WILL WATSE OUR TIME WITH SUCH BUUUUUULCRAP!!!
MUST LEARN SOME SENSE.
WE DO NOT NEED THAT NIGERIA WOMAN AGAIN ,PERIOD.ONLY IN GHANA WILL THIS ***barred word*** HAPPEN.
this will go no where..... Charlotte is gone forever
Is voltaian who will do this but it will not work.
Nobody can remove the EC boss if there is no breach of the constitution.So the president will appoint somebody but if you have anything against him or her you can send your petition to the president.
And your appointee will last for 6 months when you leave power? Nobody should go to court to restrain him at all... People are in people's pockets, and anything can happen even in the courts.
'Fafali Nyonator'? One step forward, two steps back? No way! Ghana is going forward with those who are ready to move forward!
Good for democracy but time waste for our country's development. I know all these attempts are to prevent the president from discharging his duties diligently as he is already performing very well. What are we saying? The Chief Justice and the Supreme court did not do their work well? Without sounding prejudicial lets see what will come out of this. But I know all these things are attempt to prevent the president from performing. "Nana Addo, ye woadwoma".