The ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) has served notice that it will not withdraw the nomination of the Director-General of the National Communications Authority(NCA) Joe Anokye as its representative at Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meetings.
The opposition NDC has raised red flags over the NPP’s choice of Joe Anokye as a representative at an IPAC meeting to discuss a new procurement and collation of results using services of the telecommunication companies as the backbone to transmit 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary election results.
National Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, told party members in Koforidua that the Director-General who is in charge of a regulatory body of the telecommunication companies was surprisingly introduced at the IPAC Meeting as representative of the NPP.
The move, according to Ofosu Ampofo, is “strange” and “unacceptable”
“Strange things are happening in this country. Only a few days ago, there was an Inter-Party Advisory Committee Meeting at the EC headquarters. When the NPP came and they were introducing their representative, Surprisingly lo and behold they introduced Joe Anokye, the Director-General of National Communication Authority as the representative of the NPP at the IPAC meeting”.
Mr. Ampofo added: “the IPAC meeting was going to discuss, a new procurement for registration and collation of results. And the EC said that they were going to use the Telcos as the backbone on which their system will ride. And so if you are going to use the telcos -I am talking about MTN, Glo and Vodofone and others as the backbone to run your system then the man who is in charge of regulating the Telcos is now representing the NPP at IPAC, how? So the NDC has raised the red flags and we say that this is unacceptable”.
But the Deputy General Secretary of the NPP, Nana Obiri Boahen in an interview with Akwasi Nsiah on Kasapa News said the NDC can go ahead and do their worst as the NPP’s choice of Joe Anokye will not change.
He said the NDC can choose to let the former EC Chairperson and her deputy, Charlotte Osei and Amadu Sulley respectively to represent the party during the next IPAC meeting if the party so wishes.
“What is wrong with the NPP nominating Joe Anokye as its representative at IPAC on this particular issue. Are you talking about legality or morality, tell us how this infringes on the laws of Ghana. If the NDC likes next time they should take Charlotte Osei and Amadu Sulley to IPAC as their representatives nobody will complain. Joe Anokye as an individual does not control NCA or telecos, doesn’t the NCA have a Board of directors, and don’t they work under a Ministry? The EC cannot tell the NPP who they should nominate to represent them at IPAC, we’ve brought our rep if the NDC don’t like him go and burn the sea.”
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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Is Joe Anokye coming to conduct the election for the EC? I just can't think far....ndc always creating storm in a tea cup.
I think IPAC meetings even need the expertise of Joe Anokye. Are we saying without him representing npp, he can’t still manipulate things if npp really want to manipulate the system?
Ooo ! Ghana,so this so called lawyer doesn't see anything wrong with this because of politics. No wonder education and christianity has failed in this country. Now Christians can't speak the truth, oh ghana.
NDC and non - thinking, hand in gloves. Joe Anokye is nominated as EC commissioner or to work for EC. A party can choose anyone they believe competent to represent it on IPAC. IPAC is not a State or Constitutionally mandated body. This is a non issue and desperate NDC is just talking garrbage
This is how opposition start. When they are heading for opposition they speak this way.
This man is as daft as the ladies who review newspapers every morning at Neat FM - Amma Sarpong Kumankuma-Gyasi and one Kodie. They are illiterates when it comes to translating from English to Twi. Yesterday Amma Sarpong said NDC's 22% has reduced like the NPP's 34% according to the Afrobarometer survey. Today she said 80% of Christians are HIV positive. She is indeed ***barred word*** when it comes to newspaper review.
Adage " ***barred word*** bi bewua na ne to woso" chop your time wai Obiri Boahen. We are watching and waiting patiently....time time...ebewos3 sene..
IF JEAN MENSAH AS THE HEAD OF EC CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE NOMINATION OF JOE ANOKYE AS NPP REPRESENTATIVE TO IPAC AND IF ALSO WELL MEANINING GHANAIANS CAN NOT EQUALLY SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT NOMINATION THEN SO BE IT. LET NDC FORGET IT AND MOVE ON. HISTORY WILL ALWAYS HAVE A WAY OF REPEATING ITSELF. THERE IS A COMMON SAYING THAT IF YOU ARE A S*LAVE AND YOU WITNESS THE WAY ANOTHER S*LAVE WAS BURRIED, THEN YOU WILL KNOW HOW YOU WILL ALSO BE BURRIED AS A S*LAVE WHEN YOU DIE.
mere representation does not mean anything. he is the best to represent the NPP. you have murdered sleep and you shall slep no more. because you tried stealing the elections once, you would always be afraid. ha ha ha
The ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) has served notice that it will not withdraw the nomination of the Director-General of the National Communications Authority(NCA) Joe Anokye as its representative at Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meetings.we are indeed moving in a reverse gear.