Private Legal Practitioner and Member of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has said Ghana will not be peaceful if the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei, is removed from office.
According to him, the current government is using the system to harass Mrs Osei, a situation he said does not augur well for the stability of the country.
Mrs Osei is expected to answer for six allegations out of the 27 accusations levelled against her by her two deputies Amadu Sulley (in charge of Operations), and Georgina Amankwa (in charge of Corporate Services).
This was after she appeared before the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court on Monday, December 11, after the President forwarded a petition by Forson Ampofoh and Godsway Dzado, both drivers at the EC office for her impeachment in relation to alleged corruption and mismanagement.
The two deputies are to also answer for their alleged roles in the disappearance of some GHS480,000 from the EC’s Endowment Fund, among other allegations.
Mrs Osei, who was present at the hearing with her lawyer explained that she has not been officially served with the petition. She has therefore written to the presidency to furnish her with a copy of the petition.
She has also written to the Judicial Service to provide her with reasons why she has been asked to appear before the committee even though she has not officially received a copy of the petition to be privy to the accusations levelled against her.
Speaking on this matter in an interview with Accra FM on Tuesday December 12, Mr Amaliba said: “These are the worrying signals. How can you drag somebody to your committee without giving the person a copy of the document and everybody is keeping quiet?”
“…What has the woman done? She has declared election results in your favour and so what again do they want from her that they are using the process to harass her?
“Where are the CDDs? Where are the Occupy Ghanas? If it were to be the NDC government all these people would be speaking by now. Where is Emile Short? Where is Professor Martey? This country will burn and we will see where all of us will be and so they should continue doing it.”
Source: classfmonline.com
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Is this statement not equal to treason??
PLEASE DONT BLAME NDC MEMBERS ,BUT THE STU--PID JEALOUS EWE/AYIEBWE RAWLINGS WHO FORMED THAT ***barred word*** PARTY.((BOAKYE GYAN IS THE DOWNFALL OF GHANA.)))
Animalba or whatever you call yourself....get this into your empty skull....any fire you start will consume you first...you can mark this anywhere. Who do you think you are????? Just try it. We've been quiet all this while because we have a wise leader in the person of His Excellency Nana Addo who is well vexed in law and value due process. But for him, this country couldn't have contained some people like you and others. Count yourself lucky. Nana Addo has been pleading with s3nsible Ghanaians to exercise patience...just try it and see who will burn.
Is this guy a lawyer? then he is a BIG SHAME to the noble profession. Or does he think he is the only man in Ghana? He should be arrested and shown a little pepper
Ooh Mr. amaliba Ghana will not burn. Shame unto you
There are 53 comments below and only the two of u have a low IQ so decided to support what Amaliba is saying. @Joey, no wonder u are talking like an NDC and not as a Ghanaian. Charlotte is not above the law so if she is found guilty she will have to be moved aside so why are u people trying to ling this with election 2020 rig? NPP won in a good way and Charlotte had no other choice than to declare the winner and now she must face the law as done to all Ghanaians or are u telling us that the then Chraj boss had green blood and Charlotte osei have red blood. Wise up and condemn what is bad, Amaliba is not a good example of lawyer to students
I support u
Ooooh Amaliba!!!! U r a bigg sHaaME TO Ghanaian Lawyers. Kai kai kai... U teach law, yet you dont believe in legal process and u r professing violent? Herrr!!! some people have been at the helm of affairs in Ghana b4 paa ooh. This is serious!! BNI and police what r u doing about this treacherous and unguided comment? Ghana is sinking indeed.
is anyone above the law? even the president is not above the law. if she is guilty, sack her. who is she
Empty-headed ***barred word*** f-ool! Everyone is accountable. If she has done nothing wrong, then why are you trying so ahrd to shield her from accountability? Ghana will never burn, but YOU and people who think like you!