President Akufo-Addo has forwarded the petition seeking the impeachment of Electoral Commission (EC) boss, Charlotte Osei to the Chief Justice.
A statement from the Director of Communication at the Office of the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, said "pursuant to the terms of Article 146(3), President Akufo-Addo has, thus, referred the petition to the Chief Justice for resolution, in accordance with the provisions of Article 146(3)".
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PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO REFERS PETITION AGAINST EC CHAIRPERSON TO CHIEF JUSTICE
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 26th July, 2017, referred a petition purporting to invoke Article 146(3) of the Constitution, in respect of the office of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei, to the Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Akuffo.
Whilst the President was out of the country, the office of the President received a petition, initially undated and unsigned, against the Chairperson of the EC. Subsequently, counsel, Maxwell Opoku Agyemang, Esq., by letter dated 20th July, 2017, wrote to the office of the President setting out the names of the petitioners and the date of the petition.
Pursuant to the terms of Article 146(3), President Akufo-Addo has, thus, referred the petition to the Chief Justice for resolution, in accordance with the provisions of Article 146(3).
……signed……
Eugene Arhin
Director of Communications
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I support you on the clean sweep point. That's what we need. We just have to prove a case a giants everybody and disband them all.
THAT WAS THE BIG MISTAKE OF MANY GHANAIANS. THE PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE PETITION TO EOCO. THE PETITION TO EOCO WAS NOT EXPECTED TO CONTAIN THE NAMES OF THE THE PETITIONERS. AND AGAIN THE PETITION TO EOCO WAS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RESTRICTED FROM THE PUBLIC. THE PETITION WAS FORWARDED TO EC BOSS AND SHE HAS RESPONDED ACCORDINGLY. THE PETITION AND THE RESPONSE HAVE BOTH BECOME PUBLIC. THE PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT, HOWEVER IS NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE THE CONTENT PUBLIC. NOBODY EXCEPT THE PRESIDENT CAN CLAIM THAT IT HAS NO NAMES. AND THE PRESIDENT UNTIL FORWARDING IT TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE WOULD NOT REVEAL THE CONTENT. IT AFTER THE DECISION OF CJ THAT THE PUBLIC CAN KNOW THE CONTENT OF THE PETITION. THE CONTENT CAN THEREFORE BE THE SAME AS THAT TO EOCO OR DIFFERENT. LET US ALL WAIT AND SEE.
Arrogant and incompetent Charlotte Osei is very hot..... The EC boss position is far bigger than her to handle. Last year you were disqualifying presidential candidates by heart.... Now your ***barred word*** is going to sweat. Next time use common sense when dealing with others. You remember the CHRAJ woman Mahama removed? Charlotte will follow her.
African politics is so funny.
So after all it wasn't a faceless petition..because the statement said the lawyer provided the names of the petitioners. Ghana b3y3 d3 rough.
AKUFFO FORWARDED TO AKUFFO, GHANA AY3 D3D33D3 AMA AKUFFO FAMILY
The president of the republic has now forwarded the petition to the chief justice.Let those who promising hail and brimstone if he does that commence their showdown. A clean sweep of the commissioners at the EC is the only solution to the disgrace that has befallen the EC