Deputy General Secretary for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho has accused President Akufo-Addo of being behind the move to kick out the Electoral Commissioner, Madam Charlotte Osei from office.
According to the NDC Deputy Chief Scribe, President Akufo-Addo and his Vice Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as well as the entire ruling NPP want to manipulate the system to work in their favour in the upcoming District Chief Executive elections in 2019 and the main elections in 2020.
Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Koku Anyidoho alleged that the NPP want to throw out all the Electoral Commissioners and replace them with their own people; thus, the ruling NPP engineered the petition against the EC Officials.
He explained that the NPP led by Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia prior to the 2016 elections stated their dislike of the EC boss, Madam Charlotte Osei; “lying” that the voter’s register is bloated with foreigners.
“Akufo-Addo and Bawumia passed bad comments about the EC boss and so the impeachment approach started from them; this is very political coming from the top. They want to manipulate the system and that is why they want EC officials out in order to massage the DCE elections in 2019 and the main elections in 2020. Let them attempt and we are watching them,” he alleged.
“Nana Akufo-Addo is interested in getting rid of Charlotte Osei, and in opposition they did not hide their dislike for the EC boss.They are not being fair to the EC Chair. NPP made it manifestly clear that they will get rid of Charlotte Osei and this action shows clearly that they are behind her impeachment,” he claimed.
He allegedly mentioned again that the removal of some state officials is not only happening in Electoral Commission, but also there are moves to remove the head of Bank of Ghana and the Military Service.
“They are not doing this to only EC but to Bank of Ghana and the Military Service. Ken Ofori-Atta has been calling people that he cannot work with them, he wants to be President of Ghana,” Koku Anyidoho alleged.
Meanwhile, the Committee empanelled by Chief Justice Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo to probe the allegations of abuse of power and corruption at the Electoral Commission (EC), yesterday met both the petitioners and the respondents.
Both the petitioners and the respondents reported at the scheduled time and each reportedly met the committee, to be chaired by a Supreme Court judge.
The EC workers, who petitioned the president, were represented by two of them with the rest waiting in the wings for the real day for the showdown.
But Koku Anyidoho insisted that President Akufo-Addo is interested in removing Charlotte Osei which is why he accepted the petition against the EC boss, unlike former President Mills who kicked against a petition to remove former Chief Justice Mrs. Georgina Woods.
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The law is going to take it course. If the law find them guilty, then they have to go, simple. This is not about NPP or president Nana Addo or Alhaji Bawumia.This is about the laws of Ghana. But if the NDC men think they are the only men in Ghana, they should start anything funny and they will be taught a bitter lesson. Long live Ghana.
NDC communicators if you say Ghana will burn let's start from your home. . If you want any fight lead with your family members after all when you win you enjoy with them. Koku how many children have you helped to go through school apart from your children. Don't say you have employed Cos they are also working. God bless Ghana
THIS BIG STOMACH KOKU IS FULLLLL OS ***barred word***
Braaa Koku pls one qstn. Did Akuffo Addo do the things she's been charged with for her? she just gave them a tool to use against her. NDC wld have done same. NDC and NPP re de same with different format
Koku,everybody in Ghana knows you are a complete f001.You don't have to remind people all the time that you are a f001. Do you read at all? The constitution simply says in such a situation as this all the president has to do is hand over the petitions to the Chief Justice. He does not even need to open the envelope to know what is in it.So my pot-bellied no brainer where lies the plot by the president and his vice to kick out the Electoral Commissioner?
I do not understand this ***barred word***. What does he think he is? When JDM was criticized, he and the other Babies with Sharp teeth insulted them. If he gets up and does not mention Nana Addo's name he cannot sit. He just wants to divert his party foot soldiers' attention from his comfortable lead and the money tha have stolen. Why are they the only party always defending the EC boss? All because, they thought she could rig the election for them, but we were smarter this time.
Oh. Koku when will you learn to talk sense? In fact you should have been buried with uncle Atta so you can serve him at where he is. It looks like you have brain damage.
Gbogbibli family, this is not new to some of us at, portraying your ig@norance here and there. You and that thing call mosquito de3, its never your fault. Ama Ghana na ay3 fo,
Either EC boss go or not NPP will be change come 2020
I ALWAYS SAY KOKU DO HIS THINGS & TALK LIKE MR IBU IN CONCERT.WE ALL KNOW AMADU SULLEY IS AN NDC,SO THE PRESIDENT ASK SULLEY AND THE WORKERS PETTION AGAINST MADAM OSEI. KOKU IF YOU DONT STOP THE USELEES TALKS, I BET YOU NEXT ELECTION YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE 2MILLION VOTES.