The Member of Parliament for South Dayi has re-echoed the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) dissatisfaction with the Electoral Commissioner nominee.
Rockson Dafeamekpor Tuesday argued that Jean Adukwei Mensa is a known sympathiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and is therefore unfit to occupy the referee position in election matters for the country.
Speaking on the AM Show on the Joy News channel on Multi TV, Mr Dafeamekpor said his party has evidence to prove that Jean Mensa and President Nana Akufo-Addo have a personal relationship.
This the NDC MP argues has the potential to undermine the head of the Institute of Economic Affairs’ (IEA) role at the elections governing body.
“We have evidence to suggest that she visits the president often. Why would she visit the President, are they acquaintances…so we are saying that if she occupies this position she would not be neutral and she would not be apolitical,” Mr Dafeamekpor said.
The NDC is also opposed to the nominee for the deputy position, Dr Asare Bossman. He is currently head of Political Science Department of the University of Ghana.
Mr Dafeamekpor says the analyst has made public statements that damn the NDC and favour the NPP; for which reason they [NDC] cannot trust his judgement as a referee.
“…we have overturned public statements attributable to him damming NDC and favouring the NPP,” he said.
However, President and Founder of policy think tank IMANI Africa has lauded Jean Mensa’s nomination; describing the NDC’s position as “perplexing”.
Franklin Cudjoe
Franklin Cudjoe says Jean Mensa’s role at IEA makes her fit for the job. “She understands exactly what should happen at the EC,” he told Daniel Dadzie on the Super Morning Show on Joy FM Tuesday.
However, scores of people have criticised president Akufo-Addo for not engaging in broad stakeholder consultation before nominating the new EC bosses.
This, private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has described as “a slap in our faces”.
His comments come in reaction to Akufo-Addo’s call for broad stakeholder consultation in 2015 when the then President John Mahama was appointing Charlotte Osei to chair the EC.
Martin Kpebu
Mr Akufo-Addo and the NPP vehemently opposed Mrs Osei’s appointment because they argued that there should be much consultation due to the importance of the office.
The EC Chairmanship became vacant earlier this year after a judicial committee set up to investigate Charlotte Osei and her two deputies, found them guilty of procurement breeches and recommended their removal in accordance with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.
Veteran journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako and another are however in court challenging her removal.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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NDC jokers..... I also have evidence Charlotte Osei visited John Ford before he r appointment.... These NDC people are not serious.
What is personal relationship? Oh, Charlothe didn't have one with Mahama? Mahatma tried dumping charlothe on Supreme Court , it didn't work, he sent her to NCCE, whilst a Board member at Ghana-RE she was EC Chairperson. What was so special about her and what was her relationship with Mahama? Please NDC, don't think you are the only sensible people in Ghana.Even with all this open political nature of Challote NPP congratulated her when she was appointed. It was her actions 's in office that courted suspicion for her and caused some persons in NPP to doubt her neutrality
Do you want her to visit John Ford Mahama? Put out the evidence..... You can go and burn the sea.
and who cares? what abt charllotte and mahama? if u like cry blood, nobody will help u. whatever npp has to do to make sure u ple never comes back to power is a welcome idea. i support it 1000%.
Oh my people. It means that if you have ever visited the flag staff house, you shouldn't be appointed even if you are competent to serve the country. This is a sad argument. I still love Ghana.
if you have evidence have it. is she barred from visiting the president? stop the nsem huunu and give us something better to reflect on. gelalahe
Why are these ewe/ayigbe MPs so ***barred word*** and intellectually bankrupt ; why not suggest the names and appoint Aseidu Nketia ;FiFI Kwettey ; Felix Kwakye or Koku besides why should NDC tell Nana Addo who to appoint appoint ? these Ewe/ayigbe procurement MPs are just sitting in parliament shouting about appointments whilst their constituencies wallow in in EXTREME povety ; if the lady goes to see Nana Addo all the time and so WHAT ? are ladies not allowed to have frineds before their frineds become state servants like Nana Addo ; What is the matter with these CRACK POT NDC MPS ? ; if they are not happy why not go to court ?
ndc should stop behaving like ill mannered children. Jean is the new EC boss. finito
OUR MP'S ARE SUPPOSE TO BE ROLE MODELS. OUR UTTERANCES SHOULD BE SEASONED TO QUALIFY US AMONG THE WISE. BRING OUT YOUR EVIDENCE, "BAM" AND STOP THE NOISE/PROPAGANDA. LONG LIVE GHANA.
If you the enemies of Ghana are not happy with the President appointment the tiu can go back to Togo