{"id":39292,"date":"2023-04-07T16:19:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T16:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=39292"},"modified":"2023-04-07T16:19:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T16:19:12","slug":"abolish-the-council-of-state-for-recommending-politically-exposed-persons-to-ec-omane-boamah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/abolish-the-council-of-state-for-recommending-politically-exposed-persons-to-ec-omane-boamah","title":{"rendered":"Abolish the Council of State for recommending politically-exposed persons to EC \u2013 Omane Boamah"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Former Minister of Communications Dr Edward Omane Boamah has criticized the Council of State for recommending politically-exposed persons to the Electoral Commission (EC).<\/b><\/p>\n

In the view of Dr Omane Boamah, the Council of State has outlived its usefulness.<\/p>\n

In a tweet, he said \u201cAbolish the Council of State! It has outlived its usefulness. How could the Council of State agree with President @NAkufoAddo to appoint NPP Communicator Appiahene as a member of Ghana\u2019s Electoral Commission?\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Omane Boamag is among the leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who are accusing President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of appointing known activists of NPP to sensitive positions in the country such as the EC.<\/p>\n

For instance Member of Parliament for Buem, Kofi Adams also stated on Ghana Tonight on TV3 Tuesday, March 21 that one of the newly-appointed persons to the EC, Dr Peter Appiahene was a known NPP activist who is a member of the communications team of the party in the Bono Region.<\/p>\n

\u201cClearly, there is everything wrong with the persons the president has appointed. The President has appointed known activists of the NPP,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Akufo-Addo has been appointing persons known to be NPP activists, we saw the Bossman Asares and the Jean Mensas.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr Peter Appiahene is known NPP activist in the Bono Region, he is a member of the NPP communications team in the Bono region,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Akufo-Addo on Monday, March 20 swore in three new members of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC).<\/p>\n

The three new members \u2013 Dr Peter Appiahene, Madam Salima Ahmed Tijani and Reverend Akua Ofori Boateng \u2013 were sworn in at a short ceremony at the Jubilee House.<\/p>\n

Their appointment comes 21 months to the next major elections.<\/p>\n

The President said \u201cI have always fought for and advocated for a credible electoral process in Ghana. In emphasizing the importance of the credibility of elections, it must be pointed out that the counting, collation and declaration of results cannot and should not be more important than the sacred God-given right of the citizen casting his or her ballot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have said it before and I will repeat it, elections are about those who cast their vote, not those who count, not those who supervise, not those who transmit and not those who declare. The heart of the democratic process is giving effect to the choices made by those who cast the votes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a member of the communications team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Awal Mohammed has said the appointees are not politically-exposed persons<\/p>\n

He explained that although one of the appointees, Dr Peter Appiahene\u2019s commentaries have fallen in line with the NPP, he is not a politician.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is not a politician like myself,\u201d Awal said on the Big Issue on Friday, March 24.<\/p>\n

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