Stubborn EC Bosses: Jean Vs Charlotte Who Is Worst ?.
Stubborn EC Bosses: Jean Vs Charlotte Who Is Worst ?.
Many have asked: Why are electoral commissioners in Ghana so stubborn?
Taking
a cue from Article 45 of the 1992 Constitution, these heads of our
national electoral body, become so pompous and intransigent the only
time they know 'stop?' is when a Court of Law has ruled against them.
It happened during Dr Kwadwo Afari- Gyan's time.
Mrs.
Charlotte Osei' s time too the same obstinate posturing of the EC was
presented. Now under Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensa the scenario has not
changed wee bit.
The only difference is that whereas Afari- Gyan
and his successor, Charlotte Osei were compelled to back down by court
rulings, Jean Mensa is yet to face such judicial order, hence her
seeming intransigence and fulmination knowing no bounds as of now.
If you ask us between the two whom we prefer, we dare say your guess is as good as ours.
The NDC had soft spots for Mrs. Charlotte Osei whilst the NPP prefers Jean Mensa.
The
only point of departure is that coming from an organisation like the
IEA- Institute of Economic Affairs, a Civil Society and CSO think tank
and having played a lead role in the country's democratisation and
constitutional process, especially the Transitional Amendment Bill to
serve as a guide for the joint transitional team after a changeover in
government, Mrs. Jean Mensa with the experience garnered with the
benefit of hindsight at the IEA, must not lend herself wieldy of
manipulation nor allow the EC which she now heads, to be the fulcrum for
fueling tension in the country.
For her refusal to yield to demands of the opposition parties in 2016, Charlotte Osei was styled a prostitute.
Now if Jean Mensa also continues to dig in without budging or yielding to common sense what description must be given to her?
A “comforter” of the President of the land? Will this description be accepted and fair? Let's watch these things.
For whatever you did in the past has the proclivity or invariability to return to haunt you.
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