The Convention People’s Party has challenged the new boss of the
Electoral Commission Mrs. Charlotte Osei to immediately engage the
various political parties to reassure them of restoring the credibility
of the EC.
In a statement, the CPP congratulated the new boss of EC and urged
her to ensure transparency in the operations of the electoral body.
Mrs. Osei takes over from retired Kwadwo Afari Gyan who has held the position for over 20 years.
Below is the full statement
The CPP is happy to note that the long speculation on the
appointment of a successor to Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan as EC chairman has
ended.
We wish to firstly applaud Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan for his contribution to Ghana’s democracy.
He had successfully managed a change in government from NDC to NPP
and from NPP to NDC and we hope that his successor will successfully
manage a change from NDC to CPP.
We congratulate Mrs. Osei on her new role and welcome the fact that a woman will for the first in our history take on the role.
President Mahama had not consulted other parties widely as we would
have liked which would have been the best way forward at this stage in
our democratic history but we hope now that Mrs. Osei would move
speedily to call an IPAC meeting to discuss and re-assure all political
parties on the essentials for a successful EC, transparency in its
operations, more and better consultation, strengthening EC, respect and
credibility.
It’s an opportunity for Mrs. Osei to chart a new course for the EC in partnership with all stakeholders.
Source: Ghana/Starrfmonline.com/103.5FM
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