Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen has said that former EC boss Madam Charlotte Osei should be facing trial for financial misappropriation.
He says her two other deputies; Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwah must also be tried.
Speaking on Okay FM's 'Ade Akye Abia' programme, he revealed that a financial report has indicted them for financial misappropriation.
He expressed worry that the ruling party is delaying in initiating prosecution against them.
"But I believe that very soon the government will begin prosecution," he said.
"It is not that we want to witch-hunt them but I believe that if they are prosecuted, it will serve as a deterrent to others," he added.
He however, asked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to stay away from accusing the current Electoral Commission's Chairperson, Madam Jean Mensa and one of her deputies, Dr. Bssman Asare wrongly.
"They are independent-minded people doing their work," he stated.
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Background
The former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei and her two deputies, Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwaa were removed from office following a report from a committee that indicted them for misconduct.
Their removal was based on recommendations from the committee that investigated corruption and misconduct allegations against them.
Some concerned workers of the Electoral Commission in July 2017 petitioned the President and the Chief Justice to begin impeachment processes against the Chairperson of the Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei.
They accused Mrs. Osei of taking unilateral decisions without recourse to the appropriate departments of the EC, even her deputies.
The group also accused the EC Chair of engaging in fraudulent activities, citing her decision to cancel a contract awarded to Superlock Technologies Limited (STL) to supply and manage Biometric Voter Registration machines (BVRs) and the Biometric Voter Devices (BVDs), as well as her directive for the payment of $76,000 to IT firm, Dream Oval.
Following that, a counter-argument ensued between Mrs. Osei and her two deputies that portrayed that all was not well between the three topmost commissioners at the EC.
A counter-petition was also filed for the removal of the two other commissioners, Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwaa.
After about a year of investigations, the Chief Justice's committee handed over its report to the presidency.
A statement signed and issued by the former Minister of Information, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid said: "The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has, on Thursday, 28th June, 2018, removed from office the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei, and her two deputies, Mr. Amadu Sulley and Ms. Georgina Opoku Amankwah, with immediate effect."
Source: Isaac Kwame Owusu/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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To you: Obiri Boahen you are a very ***barred word*** guy with a big nose like water gerrican, going to public toilet without paying silly bastard. Look you have stolen cars from Tema port for actions sales but divert them to families, get ready me Captain Kwesi Badu i will surely gun you down with your teams. Hajia Fati has reported this issue but ***barred word*** Akufo Addo has ignored it, because sleeping did not give him space. Mr.Nose Obiri i am coming life to u okay. I am not coming 2020 but 2019.
When npp came to power there were serious corruption allegations by the non;especially ken Agya pong and Gidi boafo.Now 3 yrs into office not even a single person has been prosecuted.Now that Fiifi boafo man has even stopped speaking.Politricians!!!!
This ash*wo woman is still roaming the streets of Accra freely. After JDM chop her and made her EC boss. She must be jailed immediately. Ghana de3 we tolerate too much nansins!
***barred word*** man ***barred word*** like his boss ***barred word*** like u we will get rid of your people there
This guy has never spoken sense
Are you not the vice chairman of that your good for nothing, clueless NPP? You can prosecute them yourself wai..... I don't blame you at all, I blame the NDC who never pay the NPP back in their own coin anytime they win power.... But we live to see....
Obiri Boahen hen shd be the first to be tried follow by your dogs and cats
foooolish idioooot old monkey, if charlot should be trial your DPS lotters must be hanged. politics make people talk from their stomach idioooooot
Start firs with current EC Boss...the impudence
Those people must be prosecuted without delay. Let's stop assuring the public that trials will start soon when the date is not even known