The Progressive Nationalist Forum (PNF) has mounted pressure on the chairperson of the Electoral Commission to resign for holding two positions concurrently.<\/p>\n
According to the PNF, the action by the EC chair Charlotte Osei breaches \u00a0article 44 clause 4 of the 1992 republican constitution which states that \u2018\u2019the chairman and the two deputy chairmen of the commission shall not, while they hold office on the commission, hold any other public office.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group claims that Mrs Charlotte Osei, as well as being the chairman of the electoral commission, is also a board member of the Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited.<\/p>\n
The group in a statement signed by its convenor, Richard Nyamah said \u201cevidence we possess shows that Mrs, Osei before her appointment as EC chair and since her appointment has remained a member of the board of the company.\u201d<\/p>\n
They further demanded \u201cthat Madam Commissioner resigns her post as member of the board of directors of Ghana Reinsurance Company or as the Chairman of the electoral commission with immediate effect.\u201d<\/p>\n
They also want Charlotte Osei to refund all allowances she received as board member from January 30, 2015 \u201cor her salary and entitlements as chairman of the commission, which ever option she chooses to exercise from 1st<\/sup> July, 2015 till date.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFailure to do any of the above, PNF will exercise all legal rights we have to ensure the right thing is done. We wish to use this opportunity to admonish all Ghanaians, especially those holding public office to refrain from breaking the law and shun corruption in whatever shape or form it comes in 2016 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n PNF was the pressure group that petitioned President John to sack the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Madam Lauretta Lamptey.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n