Seasoned Journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has waded into discussions regarding the dismissal of the Electoral Commission (EC) Charlotte Osei and her two Deputies, Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwah by the President of the Republic.
Upon the recommendations of a Committee set up by Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, President Nana Akufo-Addo removed the EC Boss and her Deputies asking them to hand over to the Director for Human Resource and General Services of the EC.
Speaking on Joy FM's "News File" on Saturday, Kweku Baako threw his weight behind the President, acknowledging that he has done nothing wrong by removing the EC Boss and her two Deputies.
Though standing by his conviction that Madam Charlotte Osei hasn't engaged in any misconduct, Mr. Baako however told host of the programme that in view of the legal procedures, "what President [Akufo-Addo] had to do relative to the constitution, I have no difficulty with that. I think a lot of people are trying to shift the focus of the discussion".
“I have to be very frank with you, I was on her [Charlotte Osei] side, I’m still on her side and I did it with all my conscience and conviction, and I still stand by her, that’s important, it’s a matter of conviction, conscience and commitment to a just cause,” he stressed.
Mr. Baako believed there's a conspiracy against Charlotte Osei, disclosing he has been keenly following the work by the Committee and the petitioners' testimonies were sketchy.
“There was a gentleman who was a driver, Forson Ampofo, I am not a lawyer... his testimony was a complete disaster. The person who had led the petitioners and was claiming that he was doing it on the basis of personal knowledge of the allegations that he had made, when he appeared before the committee, actually showed that he had no personal knowledge of anything that had been put in their petition...“He had even claimed that he attends commission meetings and had personal knowledge but it turned out that it was nil. It is only when management had issues with labour and labour leaders are being called, and he being one of the leaders in Ashanti region, come to meetings but not the commission meetings...It was a huge disaster, so I thought it will not be entertained", he recounted about a petitioner's claim.
"This whole thing was a conspiracy, that’s how it began. Among the members of the commission, four members of the commission, Paulina Adadzewa…Georgina Amankwaa and Amadu Sulley, they plotted it. But interestingly, the hole was too big, in entering they dragged Charlotte along, that’s the way I see it", he added.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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this man is trying to et some supporters from the ndc now that he has been exposed by the same party he has been speaking for. if ndc ple have some small amount of sense they will know that this guy is trying to play on their minds to et them on his side. nobody in the npp cares abt his opinion anymore so he is switching to ndc to remain relevant. and as dumb as they are they will entertain him as they have done for Pratt.
who cares abt this cr1m1nal gang leader's opinion. joyfm and multimedia are also loosing their credibility by entertaining this man and his gang. npp shd be careful abt how they entertain this guy thinking he is on their side bcos he speaks for them. he is a croo00k like Pratt.
Kwaku Baako or Mienu, what ever... whether you are on her side, in her side, behind her side, over her side, wherever you are on her side, i dont really care. She is a lawyer and should know better. How can you do and repeat what you prevent others from doing? What does that make you? A special human or intelligent individual than others? Kwaku Mienu, we are not stpid oo. We are all pocket lawyers...we're not spectators of the law anymore...
baako, u are irrelevant. u are just a noisy man with a paper no one reads. we dont care what u think, wati. Bottom power has been removed and that is all we want
You are not sensible at all. Who said Charlotte Osei had been corrupt? Even the committee could say she didn't follow procurement procedures. There no where corruption was leveled against her. Some of you are so ediotic that whatever comes into your mind that what you say without recourse to wisdom.
KWAKU BAAKO IS WITH ANAS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION IN GFA AND AT THE SAME TIME WITH CHARLOTTE WHEN THE GOVERNMENT IS FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION. BRAVO KWAKU, YOU THINK GHANAIANS ARE FU*UULS.
See how without any provocation form NPP, the 3 commissioners accused each other of wrong doing. Nana was relaxing in his chair, and observing God ight his battle for him, as the commissioners castigated themselves. S3 wohu wont)kwa ko a, Nyame nkobi mmawo
@Amanda,I was like you. I used to like, respect and believe Kwaku Baako but now I have seen he's a contractor whom I think defend people cos of certain personal motivation. In fact it is still interesting to me that Kwaku Baako realised he relates to Charllote only when he got into this trouble and was ready to defend her. Am tempting to believe, Charllote thought she could used Kwaku Baako to speak to Nana Addo to intervene and kept her at post irrespective of the nature of the case.
For the first time I agree with kwaku...NPP promised to remove charlotte and they've done that. Kwaku is just saying what you guys said in opposition. I really don't know why they are now fighting kwaku...eeeeeeeee ghana
If it had been Kwesi Nyantakyi, you would still have gone ahead to support the state. Now you have placed personal interest above National's. You have lost your credibility! non sense!!