"Jean Mensah, And Her Deputies Must Go": Asiedu Nketia Demands EC Leadership Removal
The National Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for the removal of Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies, Dr Bossman Eric Asare and Samuel Tettey.
Johnson Asiedu Nketia labeled the commission’s current leadership as incompetent, noting that their removal was crucial for Ghana's electoral process integrity.
He stated that "There is overwhelming evidence that this commission is not fit for purpose, and if any serious country would want to maintain this type of Electoral Commission, then I don't know what the country is about."
He noted that the commission's leadership removal should be part of the broader 'reset agenda' aimed at reforming key state institutions.
He believes that the entire EC leadership needs to be replaced to restore public trust in the country’s democratic structures.
"There has to be a change at the Electoral Commission. I think the three top leaders must all go; the chairperson and her two deputies. They have mismanaged the commission so badly," Asiedu Nketia said.
The NDC Chairman made these assertions on Joy News Channel about the Ablekuman North Parliamentary election, in which the outcome has yet to be announced as the constituency currently has no member in parliament.
Reacting to the issues surrounding the Ablekuman North Parliamentary election, Asiedu Nketia noted that it was caused by the incompetence of the EC.
"We are having the wrong election management body in place, and that is a subject of reset in future. This means that bringing the EC back into an institution that is fit for purpose, the way it exists now. The laws that we have, you still can't have an election that will go into a stalemate.