Pollster Ben Ephson has urged the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to forward the concerns they have over the EC Chair-nominee Jean Mensa to the Council of State.
President Akufo-Addo on Monday nominated the executive director of the Institute of Economic Affairs for the vacant position of the chairperson of the electoral commission after Charlotte Osei and two of her deputies were removed from the commission.
In reaction to the appointment, the NDC said the choice of Mrs Mensa by the President is indecent and scary.
“For President Akufo-Addo to proceed contrary to his earlier assurances to appoint a known pro-NPP and an avowed anti-NDC person like Mrs. JEAN MENSA to chair a commission which would organize elections involving the NPP and NDC as the main contenders defy all senses of decency, fairness and justice and amount to a gross abuse of the discretionary powers of appointment vested in him by the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana,” the party said in a statement.
Speaking to Francis Abban on the Morning Starr Tuesday, Mr. Ephson said the NDC must concentrate on the critical ways to win an election and approach their reservations over the nominations to the appropriate body.
“If the NDC has got evidence of statements made by Jean against their party, they can forward it to the Council of State”.
The managing editor of the Daily Dispatch newspaper also advised the IEA boss to eschew bitterness if she wants to succeed at the job.
“This is what I will tell Jean if I should meet her; ‘Take out any bitterness, be fair and you’ll succeed’. Fortunately or unfortunately, there is an immediate past experience that should be able to guide Jean Mensa in discharging her duties”.
Source: starrfmonline.com
