Amid calls for the government to apply the same principle that led to her removal as chairperson of the Electoral Commission in the Kwaku Agyeman-Manu case, Charlotte Osei has sent a message which could be viewed as her take on current issues.
In a brief post on her Twitter page, the former EC chair said “Dear Karma, please calm down small wai”.
Charlotte Osei, it will be recalled was dismissed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2018 for alleged procurement breaches.
In the wake of the Sputnik V saga, certain public figures have questioned why the government that dismissed Charlotte Osei appears not to be keen on sacking Kwaku Agyeman-Manu for committing the same breaches.
Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, veteran journalist Kwesi Pratt criticized the government for not applying the democratic provision of ‘equality before the law’.
“You cannot have a democracy anywhere in the world where the principle of equality of citizens is not respected. It’s a cardinal principle and when you violate the principle of equality of citizens before the law, the very foundation of democracy is shaken if not broken.
“In light of all this what comes to my mind is what then justifies the continued prosecution of Dr Opuni. How do we feel when you begin to look at how monumental decisions took place at the Electoral Commission ahead of the last elections and the justification we provided that? Can we in all honesty and sincerity say that it was okay to remove Charlotte Osei as EC chair? I’m not sure?” Pratt quizzed.
Randy Abbey, the host of the program has also for weeks now been making the same argument, asking if the government has the moral right to prosecute people for committing similar offences.
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At least there is retrieval in this case and the intent to purchase these civil drugs were found to be clear but yours Charlotte were not.Has de country been able to retrieve and of your paid up monies including that ***barred word*** branding and E.Cs logo change etc. Give us a break. Some of us are not that ***barred word*** oooo
Charlotte Osei should stop the play acting. She was not removed by the government but by a duly constituted committee that found her guilty of procurement breaches. Besides, at the time of her removal, she had a bad working relations with her two deputies and had caused a divide-and rule- tactics at the very top of the EC. Pratt, Randy abbey can't be serious. Have they bothered to find out why the staff of the EC, including Unions, never issued any statement of solidarity during her trial and removal?