The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei has confirmed that she was allocated a 2015 V8 Toyota Landcruiser vehicle from the presidency after her appointment in 2015.
This was in response to various accusations levelled against her by some aggrieved members of the commission, calling themselves 'Concerned Staff' of the EC.
In a 28-response document written by lawyers of the EC Boss, it is not a new practice to give vehicles to government institutions.
Below is a portion of the claims made by the concerned staff of the EC and the response from the EC boss
Claim 3: “Following her appointment as EC chair, Mrs. Charlotte compromised the independence and neutrality of the Commission by arranging for 2015 V8 Landcruiser with registration WR 2291-15 from the Office of the President for use as official vehicle without going through the procurement process or recourse to the Commission.”
Response 3: Mrs. Osei does not use a vehicle with the said registration number WR2291-15. Following her appointment as Chairperson, the Office of the Chief of Staff allocated Mrs. Osei a vehicle. This is certainly not a new practice in Ghana’s public service. Indeed, the office of the Chief of Staff provided and continues to provide vehicles for many government institutions and appointees. The Chairperson could therefore not have compromised her independence or neutrality as she neither requested nor lobbied for the said vehicle. Indeed, this flawed argument would imply that the Commission receiving money from the Government of Ghana compromises the neutrality of the Commission. click to read full document
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All Ec's request are made straight from Parliament and not the presidency note that.Parliament approves before government releases money for purchase and that is the procedure because of conflict of interest
PEACEFM IS THIS NOT MISCHIEF. UPON ALL THE RESPONSES U DECIDED TO SELECT THIS AS A HEADLINE? AM NOT TO TELL YOU YOUR EDITORIAL POLICY BUT LIKE OTHER PORTALS HAS DONE, WHY DON'T YOU PUBLISH THE FULL RESPONSE AND LEAVE IT TO READERS TO MAKE JUDGEMENT?
So, was the EC(LOGO) re-branding money not enough for Madam chair and co. Where is her darling boy AMADU SULLEY. Madam my advise to you is that go to the president and explained everything to HIM. Including those who wanted you to manipulate the 2016 election for them. By so doing your job is safe.Diabolic JOHN MAHAMA and CO. A big gap awaits NDC come 2020 AND BEYOND.GOD SAFE OUR HOMELAND GHANA
First , lets find out if the vehicle is a government vehicle before we escalate tis case . Second , so in Ghana we are concerned about the type of cars people drive and the houses they live in than thinking about national developments . I think we in Africa have important issues to think about than the above topic . No wonder in Ghana , Land Cruisers have become so powerful in the country to the extent that whoever drives one can even break traffic rules . People driving land Cruisers in Ghana are allowed to drive in the CENTER OF THE ROAD and no one questions them .They only honk as they weave through traffic recklessly .
We have not forgotten what Sir John said ie EVEN IF MAHAMAH APPOINTS HIS OWN WIFE AS EC CHAIR HE WILL LOSE THE ELECTIONS, UNQUOTE. eI BOTTOM POWER, FA WO TO BEGYE GOLF
hi, nana addo must clean the whole ghana now( ghan a is filthy and ***barred word***) the country is dirtyand creat jobs immediately or face the anger ,frustration, poverty of ghana people ,the people are starving, disappointed, frustrated with nana go slow , examined ideology, he should pump $4 billion dollars in to every region of ghana now, for things are getting out of hand in ghana, the people are losing hope in him, he should collect all stolen monies from mahama, his families, n,d,c minister and all chief executives of companies and give them back to ghana people, from gh pp
NO Wonder we voted mahama out ! sharing V8 and houses to people who already have something eat and leaving the poor to die in hunger ,SURELY GOD WILL JUDGE ALL OF YOU DAD LEADERS , WE LEAVE TO SEE .....
Was the vehicle from the chief of staff office meant for the EC as an official vehicle irrespective of who uses the car? Was it a government official car? What is the number plate? I believe all government vehicles has the GV number plate. Mrs Osei come clear. Because every Ghanaian knows the then chief of staff office was centre of cars distribution to NDC cronies. If really the car was for official duties at EC, then it should be a state own vehicle with a GV.
Is it a state vehicle? And what is the vehicle number. Is it GV number plate.. Madam, the speed of your response to the charges against you made me sense something fishy. Madam are you not faking with your own wrong doings just to expose your deputies. Madam I suspect you cooked your own charges, that's why you responded with the the speed of light. Am only asking
i believe Nana Addo's appointees are now using bicycle and not V8 common sense will tell you after your appointment V8 comes alone side with it, that LMVC guy (David) the V8 that he is using now where did he get it from. he wasn't using one when they were in opposition. pls think small