{"id":54396,"date":"2014-10-07T19:27:31","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T19:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=54396"},"modified":"2014-10-07T19:27:31","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T19:27:31","slug":"new-ec-chair-must-appeal-to-all-gba-to-mahama-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/10\/new-ec-chair-must-appeal-to-all-gba-to-mahama-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New EC chair must appeal to all \u2013 GBA to Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) wants President John Mahama to initiate the process to select the successor to the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan.<\/p>\n

The GBA in its demands is also asking that the\u00a0appointment of a new chairman should enhance the credibility of the Commission.<\/p>\n

They are also demanding that the new EC boss should be \u201cjust and of high integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n

These demands were contained in a resolution of the association\u2019s annual conference held in Cape Coast, in the Central Region.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”q2PAXrsNjcaIe5atdhfV9off0YKIKje2″]The current EC chairman, Dr. Afari Gyan is due for retirement in 2015, after serving in that position since the Commission was set up in 1992.<\/p>\n

Prior to his retirement, a number of\u00a0suggestions on how the next EC chair should be appointed<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>, the tenure of the appointment and who to appoint have come up for discussion.<\/p>\n

The former Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye has suggested that the appointment of an\u00a0EC chairman by the President is a dangerous practice<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0which must be scrapped.<\/p>\n

He suggested a majority approval of the EC chairman to uphold the independence of the Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n

But government has not made any official statement on the matter yet.<\/p>\n

The GBA President, Nene Amegatcher at a press briefing on Tuesday said they are making the demands because the conduct of elections is the single most important threat to Ghana\u2019s peace.<\/p>\n

He noted that the outcome of the 2012 general elections which led to months of litigation at the Supreme Court tainted the image of the EC, therefore, it is imperative for President John Mahama to restore the Commission\u2019s credibility.<\/p>\n

According to him, Ghanaians expect that the new EC chair will be \u201ccapable and just, a person of integrity, one who will not pander to political pressures from any quarters whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n

The GBA is also asking the EC and relevant stakeholders to start implementing the recommendations given by the Judges who sat on the election petition.<\/p>\n

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By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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