President Refers EC Staff Petition To Chief Justice

President Akufo-Addo has referred a petition seeking the impeachment of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission(EC) Mrs. Charlotte Osei to the Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo.

A statement signed by the Director of Communications at the presidency 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).

it would be recalled that some aggrieved staff of the Electoral Commission petitioned the President to remove the Chairperson of EC, Mrs Charlotte Osei, for engaging in what they described as fraudulent transactions and stated misconduct.

Below is the full statement

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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