{"id":369334,"date":"2017-11-08T06:13:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T06:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=369334"},"modified":"2017-11-08T06:13:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T06:13:32","slug":"deal-with-charlotte-osei-petitions-to-save-ecs-integrity-inusah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/deal-with-charlotte-osei-petitions-to-save-ecs-integrity-inusah\/","title":{"rendered":"Deal with Charlotte Osei petitions to save EC’s integrity – Inusah"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ranking Member\u00a0on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Inusah Fuseini, has called on the Chief Justice to hurriedly determine whether a prima facie case has been established against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Charlotte Osei, in order to clear any lingering doubts about the integrity of the Commission’s leadership.<\/p>\n
According to him, there is a risk of \u201cparalyzing\u201d the EC from carrying out its constitutionally mandated functions if the allegations against the EC Chair and other officials of the Commission are allowed to fester without any timely resolution.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”8vo6PTviymJHcRm204XuiedrfnM1uI4y”]\u201cThe petition must be disposed of quickly, that\u2019s why in the Office of the Special prosecutor\u2019s Bill we are setting out timelines for the determination of prima facie issues in a petition of that nature. We cannot determine the merit of the petition in perpetuity, there must be timelines,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that there are no timelines means that the recipients of the petition must determine with alacrity, whether or not, there is merit. That is the only way that you can restore some modicum of confidence in the generality of Ghanaians and also ensure that the EC can function and function well.\u201d<\/p>\n