The Centre for Democracy and Socio-Economic Development (CDS) has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama not to initiate any processes to remove the EC chairperson, Jean Mensah and other commissioners.
This come after two petitions filed by a group known as the Positive Transparency and Accountability Movement Ghana and one Daniel Ofosu-Appiah requesting the removal of the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, and her two deputies, Dr. Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey, as well as one other.
In their words,
‘Today, those calling for the removal of Jean Mensa and her team are drawing inspiration from that unfortunate precedent. If this cycle is allowed to continue, it will erode the foundations of Ghana’s Fourth Republic and threaten the independence of the Electoral Commission beyond repair.’ the petition reads.
“Your Excellency, the fundamental principle that Electoral Commissions should be independent of political influence should outweigh all other considerations. If this administration dissolves the current Commission, future governments will feel emboldened to do the same, creating a dangerous cycle of political interference that could ultimately undermine Ghana’s hard-earned democratic stability.”
