Outspoken New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa K.T Hammond is leading a campaign to force top officials at the Electoral Commission (EC) including its Chairman Kwadwo Afari Gyan to resign.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”r0LyWSEzIYzE4ZuD1tYfh5X3S4NsUvop”]Mr. Hammond said officials of the EC have caused financial loss to the state following the botched District Assembly Elections.<\/p>\n
The local polls, earlier slated for March 3<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, were cancelled after a Supreme Court ruling<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n It has emerged that the EC spent about GH\u00a2317 million<\/strong><\/a><\/span> in preparation towards the elections.<\/p>\n Speaking to\u00a0Citi News<\/strong>, a visibly livid KT Hammond called for heads to roll at the EC.<\/p>\n Though he said, \u201cthe constitution provides some iron clad protection for them\u201d he insisted that \u201cthey must resign.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey think the president can\u2019t touch them so they’ve become thin gods. They leave in Mars,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n Calls for prosecution of Afari Gyan\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n KT Hammond’s campaign follows appeals by pressure group,\u00a0Movement for Change who are calling\u00a0on government to prosecute Dr Afari Gyan<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and his deputies for causing financial loss to the state.<\/p>\n They claim negligence on the part of the Electoral Commissioner led to the cancellation of the District Assembly Election by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n Members of the group are of the view that the law must guide heads of public sector institutions and make them accountable to the citizenry.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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