A report by the Centre for Media Analysis (CMA) has revealed that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei, is "highly mistrusted" by Ghanaians, a situation which could "dent her integrity, the office she holds and the nation as a whole".
According to the CMA report based on "scientific tracking of news content in the media (Online and print) from June 2015 to December 2017", Mrs Osei recorded "22% incompetency, 21% public mistrust, 20% sexual inducement, 18% corruptible character and 19% political bias".
"Per finding of the research, both institutions and individuals set a precedent which portrayed Mrs. Charlotte Osei highly mistrusted in the media to the public....All the framing thematic categories analyzed by CMA reveals the extent at which, she was negatively portrayed in the media which could dent her integrity, the office she holds and the nation as a whole.....Media analysts at CMA have observed that, Political parties and their representatives framed her highly negative," the group said in in a statement.
Below is the full statement:
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission highly mistrusted: Centre For Media Analysis Report
The appointment of Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei by Former President John Dramani Mahama was greeted with mixed reactions from the general public in June 2015.
While some expressed misgivings about her appointment, others were of the opinion that, the former president made the right choice to replace Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan who retired.
Prior to the 2016 general elections, Mrs. Charlotte Osei`s credibility to conduct free and fair elections became a major issue of concern to some Ghanaians. This perception created in the mindset of the public was a result of how some institutions and a cross section of the public tagged her appointment as being unfair and politically motivated.
However, controversies surrounding her credibility worsened when she was also allegedly fingered in some financial malfeasance after the 2016 general elections which is currently under probe. The media was a key platform used by the institutions and individuals to frame the EC chair which likely caused her to be seen in a certain mindset of the public.
It is against this backdrop that, Centre for Media Analysis (CMA), an independent media research organisation conducted a scientific research to establish how framers framed the EC chair in the Ghanaian media which likely let the public lost trust in her and the office she holds.
Per finding of the research, both institutions and individuals set a precedent which portrayed Mrs. Charlotte Osei highly mistrusted in the media to the public. She recorded 22% incompetency, 21% public mistrust, 20% sexual inducement, 18% corruptible Character and 19% political bias. All the framing thematic categories analyzed by CMA reveals the extent at which, she was negatively portrayed in the media which could dent her integrity, the office she holds and the nation as a whole. The research also revealed that, some framers portrayed her positively in the media which however, cannot outweigh the negative frame she recorded.
Mrs. Charlotte Osei recorded 0% non-political bias, 7% non-sexual inducement, 14% competence, 22% non-corruptible character and 57% public trustworthy. Media analysts at CMA have observed that, Political parties and their representatives framed her highly negative.
Media Analyst at CMA, are urging Individuals and institutions to be mindful of how they use the media to set certain framing precedents about politically appointed leaders to preserve the integrity of the office they hold and the nation as a whole, CMA is of the view that, unnecessary framing of institutions and individuals could act as a trigger for socio-political conflicts in Ghana and should be avoided.
The research was based on scientific tracking of news content in the media (Online and print) from June 2015 to December 2017.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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This report is not from any where but from NPP CMA
If there is any sensible survey to make among Ghanaians, they should rather go round the country to ask Ghanaians whether their lives has improved since the change in government, rather than saying Ghanaians highly mistrust the EC BOSS. Is it not the same EC BOSS, that NPP hate so badly who declared nana addo the president? Why are people so evil minded? The woman has done no one wrong yet they want to do everything to oust her from her position. I thing is clear, God is not a man, he will judge each one according to his works. When people die we always say, why have they died not considering some of their hidden evil deeds.
Is this part of your grand scheme. The EC is to ensure a credible electoral system. It does not matter if you trust her. At the end of the day it is the credibility of the election and not whether she is trusted.
It is not strange. Mahama is a pleasant guy, but nothing good can come from him, except corruption.