{"id":338711,"date":"2017-07-24T10:43:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T10:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=338711"},"modified":"2017-07-24T10:43:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T10:43:53","slug":"christian-council-calls-for-truce-in-ec-impasse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/christian-council-calls-for-truce-in-ec-impasse\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Council calls for truce in EC impasse"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Christian Council of Ghana \u00a0has proposed the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms to address the problems\u00a0at the Electoral Commission (EC) and ensure a truce, following the growing tensions between the EC Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, and employees of the commission.<\/p>\n

Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, the General Secretary of the Council, implored the EC to be mindful of the fact it needs stability to prepare for and ensure a successful\u00a02020 election.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”LZgj3TJfDxfPBdztqFQ9ZuBJiTy4Wv24″]”We must keep in mind the 2020 general elections of this country; the national cohesion that we need and peace. Therefore, anything that will set the stage and prepare the ground even for electoral tension must be taken care of,\u201d Dr. Opuni Frimpong said to Citi News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He reminded that “before the 2016 general elections, we were calling for peace before, during and after the elections. But after the\u00a0elections, almost all the issues that are being raised either by the staff of the EC or the EC Chairperson, are all 2016 general election related.”<\/p>\n

The fracas at the EC came to the fore after some employees of commission petitioned<\/a><\/strong><\/span> President Nana Akufo-Addo to remove Charlotte Osei from office for\u00a0alleged financial malfeasance.<\/p>\n

Among other things, the aggrieved employees claimed that Mrs. Osei unilaterally awarded a GHc 3.9 million contract for the demarcation and partitioning of an office complex without engaging the Commission, and indulged in cronyism by awarding another contract to the tune of $14,310,961\u00a0to associates for the construction of prefabricated District offices.<\/p>\n

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Charlotte Osei, EC Chairperson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mrs. Osei rubbished the allegations<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and fired some of her own,\u00a0accusing\u00a0Deputy Commissioner in-charge of Operations at the EC, Amadu Sulley, of plundering some GHC 6 million from political parties without informing the Commission\u2019s Finance Department.<\/p>\n

She said the political party primaries were treated as a private commercial project by Amadu Sulley, noting that funds were paid directly into the personal accounts of key staff for functions to be performed at the primaries.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Osei thus said she will order investigations into the conduct of Amadu Sulley and other Commissioners believed to be engaged in malpractices.<\/p>\n

Prior to the petition, the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), had been interrogating the EC’s Director of Finance, Dr. Joseph Kwaku Asamoah, a Deputy EC Chair, and another official over their alleged involvement in the loss of GHc480,000 from the Commission\u2019s Staff Endowment Fund.<\/p>\n

Charlotte Osei had directed the three to step aside for the investigations.<\/p>\n

In a response to Charlotte Osei\u2019s directive to proceed on leave, Dr. Asamoah claimed that he was not at post as the Director of Finance, nor was he in any position to influence management\u2019s decision regarding financial administration of the Endowment Fund during the period of the alleged loss.<\/p>\n

Official communication between the EC Chairperson and Dr. Asamaoh later indicated that, he was indeed not at<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0post when the money went missing from the Commission\u2019s Staff Endowment Fund.<\/p>\n

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By: Eugenia Tenkorang\/Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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