Akufo-Addo to decide on EC brouhaha
President Akufo-Addo is expected to take a decision on the wrangling
at the electoral commission following his arrival from France, where he
was on a state visit.
Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid, told Starr News’ Abena Owusu
Nyamekye Wednesday that the President will take a decision which is
backed by the Constitution.
The electoral commission has been fraught with controversies over the
last one week with the commissioners at each others throat.
The public spat started after some unknown staff of the commission,
through their lawyer, petitioned the president to remove Charlotte Osei
as the chair of the commission.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Osei has sued the lawyer who is presenting the faceless petitioners.
In a suit filed at the court Tuesday, the EC chair is among other things, asking the court to make a “declaration that the statements that Plaintiff is “managerially and
administratively inept” because Plaintiff has no respect for the
organisational structure of the Electoral Commission, “has poor human
relations not befitting of any leader in public space”, has
“unilaterally transferred District Electoral Officers perceived to be
pro-NPP”, “…polarized the Commission along political lines” and
disunited its members out at paragraphs 11, 12, 13, 20, 21 and 26 of the
petition attached to Defendant’s letter conveying the petition to his
Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana are defamatory of
Plaintiff.
“A declaration that the statements that Plaintiff “has constituted
herself into the Commission’s Tender Review Committee contrary to the
Procurement Act”, “unilaterally awarded a contract of about $25,000 to a
South African company…to change and re-develop the Commission’s logo
under the guise of rebranding…” set out at paragraphs 6, 18, 23, 27 of
the petition attached to Defendant’s letter conveying the petition to
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana are defamatory of
Plaintiff.
“A declaration that the statements that Plaintiff nearly pushed Ghana
“to the precipices” by her “political posture” prior to the conduct of
the 2016 General Elections, has a political bias and prejudice against
Ghanaians who support the New Patriotic Party (NPP) by antagonizing the
“NPP prior to the 2016 general elections brought embarrassment to the
Commission” through her arrogant posture set out at paragraphs 3, 4, 14,
19 of the petition attached to Defendant’s letter conveying the
petition to his Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana are
defamatory of Plaintiff.
“A declaration that the statements that Plaintiff “has been engaging
in cronyism by awarding contracts to the tune of $14,310,961.00 to her
cronies” the value of which contract sums exceed the approved threshold
of the PPA the details of which statements are set out at paragraph 8 of
the petition attached to Defendant’s letter conveying the contents of
the petition to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana
are defamatory of Plaintiff.
v. General damages for libel against Defendant for publishing and or causing to be published the aforesaid words of and concurring in Plaintiff.
” An order of the Honourable Court directed at the Defendant to
publish a retraction and an apology with the same prominence as the
defamatory words on his Facebook page as well as one publication in the
Daily Graphic.
“An injunction restraining the Defendant whether by himself, his
servants or agents or otherwise from authorizing permitting and/or
causing to be published the same or similar words defamatory of the
Plaintiffs.
Source: Starrfmonline.com
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