Some anonymous aggrieved Ghanaian citizens have, through their lawyer Chris Arcmann-Ackummey, started processes for the removal of Electoral Commission Chair Jean Mensa just as her predecessor Charlotte Osei, was.
In a letter to Mrs Mensa to demand her response to some eleven allegations made against her by the aggrieved citizens, their lawyer said her failure to accede to their request would compel them to proceed with a petition for her impeachment.
The letter, dated 4 June 2020, was copied to the Speaker of Parliament, the Chief Justice, Chairman of the Council of State, President of the National House of Chiefs, Secretary to the President and the Chairman of the Eminent Advisory Committee of the EC.
“The allegations for which responses are sought, all of which, if proven, will make you unfit to hold the office you currently occupy, are hereby stated below”, the letter said.
They include “gross incompetence, procurement breaches, conflict of interest, collusion, organising illegal IPAC meetings, disregarding court directives on ROPAL, refusing to accept birth certificates and voter ID cards for registration, displaying falsehood and insincerity, endangering millions of Ghanaian lives through a registration exercise scheduled to take place at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, committing perjury before the Parliamentary Special Budget Committee and defying COVID-19 restrictions”.
Mr Arcmann-Ackummey said: “My clients are Ghanaian citizens drawn from some of the regions of Ghana whose identity, presently, cannot be disclosed for security reasons”, adding: “The disclosure of their identities will be made upon the presentation of the petition itself, if that happens”.
“I have their instructions to request official written responses to some allegations publicly made against you as the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission”.
“This request is in accordance with the ‘Audi Alteram Partem’ rule and most especially, in consonance with the passage of the Right to Information Bill, failing which I will give effect to their instructions to proceed with a petition for your removal from office as the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, which petition shall be submitted without delay through the constitutionally-established procedure to the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo”, the letter threatened.
He added“My clients intimated that they voted in previous elections conducted by the Electoral Commission and now fear being disenfranchised if you are allowed to continue with the current plan to compile a new voter register – a plan which the National House of Chiefs, clergy, clerics, civil society organisations, Federation of Labour, political parties and well-meaning Ghanaians have cautioned you against”.
Source: Class FM
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April f00l...... C0rrupt NDC party behind all this as said by their chairman in his secret tape. This is going no where.
The same unintelligent action taken by that retired judge who said the current president is an imposter and hence went to court to prove that Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo and William Akufo-Addo are two different persons. The legal structures is always available to all to use to seek redress for real, perceived, or virtual grievances. Some lawyers need to get into claptrap to call attention to themselves. By the time those who don't like snails realize how nutritious snails are, they will have to use bows and arrows to hunt for them due to scarcity.
Eeii so one of their reasons for the petitioning for her impeachment is collusion. Collusion of what?!! Ghana paa deɛ!!! Hahaahaaa!!!
***barred word*** people. whom did the letter address to?
NDC IS DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO BRING CHAOS IN THIS COUNTRY JUST BECAUSE A NEW VOTER REGISTER IS ABOUT TO COMPILED. PLEASE, GHANA IS NOT FOR YOU ALONE.
***barred word*** and bogus . Because of NDC fear of new registration now look at some Nyamanyama thing we are hearing
Waste of A4 sheets.
As for Chris Akumey, his speciality in the law profession is to follow such use**less and meaningless stuff. You never hear of him taking up serious cases......NEVER! Even when he speaks English, you realize the man has a problem.
KD those anonymous accusers were from the EC office and it was prudent to keep their names because of victimization so who are those ndc anonymous ? Listen, this people have nothing made on their own, they always copy, copy thinking that brought npp to office but npp is a politucal party with ideology since 1948 ndc is not a political party hence they have no ideology and just running Ghana on ha*te, intimidations, en*viness create loo0*0t and share so anything new puts them in a confused state! Whether they like if or not the new register is a must ! Their last resort is this because voodoo and juju too didn't help them and nothing seem to work for them ! They are in big trouble !
Agyimifuo nkoaaa and they think they will succeed! Where are they sending that bogus letter to our president? Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo has no time for idi***ots ! Nkwas*eafuo sei koraa! do you think they are Ghanaians? I doubt their nationality and we will never allow them to disturb this country! Who is forcing ndc to register? Agyimifuo ! I hope they will send it to their Air bus president but not the president of the republic of Ghana ! Nkura*sefuo, lazy foo000*00ls who take politics to be their survival so do or die nons*ense ! Lady Jean Mensa BRAVO for standing firm and courageous for your country ! Metuky3 mawo ! From demonstrations, to threats, to national house of chiefs, to Otumfuo, to Supreme court and now removal of the EC boss agyimi*fuo ben koraa ni !confused idi*ots ! and who told these vaga**bonds Ghana need them? Akwaseampafuo nkoaaa!! Akronfuo ! No future so think politics is their everything Nani**ama !!! They've seen the end of their party! The new register with only Ghanaians is a threat and danger to their survival !