{"id":9494,"date":"2018-07-01T13:48:18","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T13:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=9494"},"modified":"2018-07-01T13:48:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T13:48:18","slug":"charlotte-2-deputies-werent-removed-out-of-hatred-nana-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=9494","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte, 2 deputies weren\u2019t removed out of hatred \u2013 Nana Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"

President\u00a0Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has clarified that the removal of Electoral Commission Chairperson, Charlotte Osei and two deputy commissioners, is not an action borne out of malice or hatred.<\/p>\n

The President indicated that he had no option than to abide by the recommendations of the committee set up by the Chief Justice to investigate the allegations brought against the three.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026In the last six months, the committee has been investigating allegations of corruption against Charlotte Osei and her deputies. The committee completed its findings last week and concluded that Charlotte Osei and her two deputies erred. Based on Article 146 (9), the Committee recommended that Charlotte Osei and her deputies should be removed from office\u2026I could not oppose the Committee\u2019s recommendation because I have no such powers\u2026The law requires that I obey the recommendation by the Committee, and that necessitated the dismissal of Charlotte Osei and her deputies\u2026 This is our constitution\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026We all need to understand that Charlotte Osei and her deputies were not dismissed out of hatred or malice. Those who brought the petition were employees of the Electoral Commission, so I plead with Ghanaians to work together to find persons who will be transparent to work as electoral commissioners,\u201dthe President said.<\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo on Thursday night announced in a statement that he\u00a0had removed the<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Electoral Commission chairperson, Charlotte Osei and her two deputies following receipt of the report of a committee set up by the Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Akuffo, pursuant to Article 146(4) of the Constitution, to investigate separate complaints brought by some Ghanaian citizens..<\/p>\n

The provisions of Article 146 (9) of the Constitution require the President to act in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee, but some members of the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), have accused the government of masterminding the removal due to the NPP\u2019s public criticism and opposition to the appointment of Charlotte Osei.<\/p>\n