The Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency in the Northern Region, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini, says the impeachment process against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) and two other commissioners is a threat to Ghana’s democracy.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP is, therefore, calling on civil society organizations, the international community, the Christian Council of Ghana, National Peace Council, and other well-meaning Ghanaians who have the interest of Ghana at heart to rise up against such move to remove the EC boss.
The Chair of the EC, Charlotte Osei, has requested President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to furnish her with a copy of the petition seeking her removal from office for alleged breaches. This comes on the back of some unnamed staff of the Commission petitioning the president in July to remove her over alleged abuse of office, causing financial loss to the state and breaches of Ghana’s procurement laws.
The petition was then forwarded to the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, to establish a prima facie case to determine whether impeachment proceedings could commence against the EC chair.
These have been done and the process of impeachment began on Monday. But commenting on the issue on TV3’s New Day hosted by Bright Nana Amfoh on Tuesday, the Tamale North MP said “it is a very, very serious threat to our democracy because in 2018, if we are to believe what the President said, even though we have few examples in 2017, we will have serious activities by the EC”.
He said “there will be a referendum to create new regions, there is an election of MMDCEs in 2018, District Assemblies Elections in 2019 and then the 2020 elections”.
“You are talking about EC preparing for all these, but it is now battling for survival of identity which is a serious threat to our democracy and that is why civil society, well meaning Ghanaians, international communities, who are in for democracy to take the move seriously,” the MP explained. “The NPP believed she didn’t deserve the appointment.
They thought she was appointed to declare the NDC victorious and that is why every move by the government should be calculated because of the earlier pronouncements against this woman. “There is a reason why [a petition] goes to the President, so that the President becomes the gate keeper. So that he decides what to do.
There is a very good reason why the petition should go to the President even though the constitution is clear that the President does not determine the matter,” the MP explained. But a colleague MP, Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer of Sekondi Constituency, said the government does not have any interest in the case against the EC boss.
“If the government had any interest, I would say she should be transferred because she was transferred from one office to the EC boss,” he said. On the request by the EC boss for the President to furnish her with the petition, Mr. Egyapa Mercer said “she will be entitled to all the documentation on the petition to enable her to respond.
She is entitled to the petition but going to the President for a copy of the petition is what I find strange. His only duty is to forward that petition to the Chief Justice. So if you need any copy go to the Chief Justice or the committee and not the President.”
The NPP MP said, “they should go in the natural justice principles enshrined in the constitution and she should make the representation with the committee for the documentation”.
Source: 3news
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I just dont know what makes the npp leadership so co.wardly.Is it too much schooling or they just lack the balls for African politics?.Today the ndc lo;o.ting brigade are walking free after loo.ti;ng state coffers dry,talking no.ns.ense all over the media.Ndc agents now dictating and running the show in gh when they should be running helter-skelter for their massive thie.ve.ry and cor.ruption.The npp are more democratic and booklong than even the originators of democracy.Its a shame.After one year of npp's weakness and no action,ndc crooks have become emboldened and started emerging from under the rock to taunt and rob their lo;o.t in our face.Individuals who have st.o.len,embezz.led and mis.managed BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PUBLIC MONEY turn around to bastardize/sabotage polices like the FREE SHS benefiting the Ghanaian poor.Special prosecutor this ,special prosecutor that:Maybe its a case of scratch my back I scratch yours.Nana Addo has now proven THAT THERE ARE NO TRUE LEADERS IN GHANA.NKRUMAH WAS THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE LEADER GHANA EVER HAD AND WILL REMAIN SO TILL KINGDOM COME.
WHAT KIND OF SOCIETY ARE WE BUILDING? ARE WE SAYING PEOPLE WE HAVE APPOINTED TO POSITIONS HAVE LARGER THAN THE INSTITUTIONS THEREFORE WE CANT DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THEM> ARE WE SERIOUS AS A COUNTRY? NO WONDER OUR PARLIAMENT HAS BECOME IF YOU HAVE SUCH PERSONS LIKE SUHUNYI AS M P. WE ARE JOKE
phuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuul, bottom power is going. bcos she is incompetent and a girl friend of a deadd gooat. u are a deaddd sheeep
Otherwise wherein lies his call on civil society for support. Has he soon forgotten the case of the former NCCE boss, Lorreta Lamptey? Well, whydid Suhuyini call for same support?
The NDC does not address issues critically. Their interest is in the propaganda. But Ghanaians are becoming wiser and more discerning.
So some people are ready to overlook the serious allegations made against the EC chair because of politics. She has been accused of something. The best way to resolve it is to give an opportunity to clear herself, and that is what is happening. Are you saying that if she is able to prove her innocence, she will still be removed? incredible!
Who else but NDC. NDC supporters of EVIL! Why not the other commissioners? You brought her to RIG for you and noe confused as to whether what to do with her?
Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini is a stup11d who voted for him to became MP. No wonder only NDC people with low IQ will vote for him
I think it's now fair to call for an MP entrance exam for our parliamentarians. I suspect some of them have an IQ of zero!!
This fraudulent charlotte osei has been fraudulent from day one since her boyfriend the ded goat appointed her so no doubt she's facliĺng impeachment and she will definitely go no ndc can save her from her bad leadership. Ghanaians we saw fraudulent charlotte osei, we didn't love her and we shall impeach her.