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Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong has said his comments that the Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, exchanged sex for her position, was just a “joke”.

“I said a lot of things on that day, even this one I was joking, I immediately took my seat after making those comments…yes, I was joking…,” Mr Agyapong said on Adom FM on Tuesday August 9.

“I have nothing against Charlotte [Osei] if and only if she would be fair to Ghanaians…,” he said.

Mr Agyapong, while addressing some supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Kumasi on Saturday June 25, 2016, alleged that some highly-placed persons in government advised Mrs Osei – then chair of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), who took over from Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan as EC boss – to “bring your derriere in exchange for the EC Chair position”.

Mr Agyapong was condemned by women groups and individuals for those comments. For instance, a member of the Council of State, Ama Benyiwa-Doe accused Mr Agyapong of being a long-standing misogynist. Also, some women groups organised demonstrations against the MP and petitioned parliament to sanction him.