{"id":382241,"date":"2017-12-11T13:12:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T13:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=382241"},"modified":"2017-12-12T06:07:43","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T06:07:43","slug":"charlotte-osei-2-deputies-meet-cj-over-corruption-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/charlotte-osei-2-deputies-meet-cj-over-corruption-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte Osei, 2 deputies meet CJ over ‘corruption’ probe"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei and her two deputies, have arrived at the office of the Judicial Service located at the Supreme Court, as the Chief Justice prepares to hear a petition<\/a><\/strong><\/span> filed against the EC boss\u2019 office.<\/p>\n Unconfirmed reports suggest that a five-member committee has been set up by Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo, to investigate the alleged acts of corruption involving the Electoral Commission Chair, and her two Deputies, Amadu Sulley (in charge of Operations) and Georgina Amankwa (in charge of Corporate Services.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some staff of the EC petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in July 2017, to remove Mrs. Osei from office over allegations of fraud and financial malfeasance as well as abuse of office.<\/p>\n Some of the allegations involved the unilateral award of contracts by the EC boss in the run-up to the 2016 general election.<\/p>\n The unnamed EC staff, are being represented by Lawyer Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang, against Mrs. Osei.<\/p>\n The petition against her, alleged among others the funneling of GH\u00a23.9 million to partition an office, the receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the Mahama government, and the use of about $14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorized her to use only $7.5 million.<\/p>\n Amadu Sulley \u2018illegally\u2019 took GHC 6m from parties \u2013 Charlotte Osei<\/strong><\/p>\n Mrs. Osei also responded by making allegations of corruption<\/a><\/strong><\/span> against her deputies, claiming that she was only being hounded because she sought to introduce systems to curb misuse and mismanagement of resources.<\/p>\n