EC Chair is all noise and little substance

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Kwadwo 9 years ago

This sad dude bequeath to Ghana the following pathetic fellows:
Mahama, koku Anyidoho, Charlotte Osei, Lauretta Lampte and Okudjeto Ablakwa. They all need to go else Ghana will never make it.

This sad dude bequeath to Ghana the following pathetic fellows:
Mahama, koku Anyidoho, Charlotte Osei, Lauretta Lampte and Okudjeto Ablakwa. They all need to go else Ghana will never make it.
Angelo 9 years ago

Interesting article. Hmmmm asem beba dabi. I agree she was very inconspicuous during her time as the boss of the NCCE and did not perform well. The EC position was not for her, its took big for her. We live to see whether she ...
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Interesting article. Hmmmm asem beba dabi. I agree she was very inconspicuous during her time as the boss of the NCCE and did not perform well. The EC position was not for her, its took big for her. We live to see whether she can prove me wrong
Kwobia (Toronto) 9 years ago

Please,simmer down.In a perfect world,we'll each get the leaders we each want.This is not a perfect world.So far,Charlotte Osei is doing her best.

Please,simmer down.In a perfect world,we'll each get the leaders we each want.This is not a perfect world.So far,Charlotte Osei is doing her best.
NK 9 years ago

HPP fanatics, leave the EC boss alone.She is not the one who is going to vote for Ghanaians.The people of Ghana would vote and the results would be openly declared. If you have any doubt about the credibility of the EC boss t ...
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HPP fanatics, leave the EC boss alone.She is not the one who is going to vote for Ghanaians.The people of Ghana would vote and the results would be openly declared. If you have any doubt about the credibility of the EC boss then train your party agents to critically observe the electoral process to point out any foul play.
Whether the EC Chair is a full Ghanaian or a half Nigerian is immaterial. What matters is that she is able to do what she has been assigned to do.
Agbee Agbee 9 years ago

Anybody who thinks Madam Osei is not the rightfull person, by birth, by place of birth, by emotional attachment, by teenage pregnancy or by whatsoever, must stop all these STUPID comments about the woman and go to court to in ...
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Anybody who thinks Madam Osei is not the rightfull person, by birth, by place of birth, by emotional attachment, by teenage pregnancy or by whatsoever, must stop all these STUPID comments about the woman and go to court to initiate an action for her removal, period.
kokui Ayivo 9 years ago

This woman will be exposed if she tries anything funny in the coming elections.We cant just wait to kick clueless and incompetent John mahama out .

This woman will be exposed if she tries anything funny in the coming elections.We cant just wait to kick clueless and incompetent John mahama out .
adjei koti 9 years ago

Kokui, are you kicking Mahama or Charlotte Osei.
I think there is some element of cluelessness in you rather.
Ghana sweet, any class six girl can just get up and call responsible people names.......

Kokui, are you kicking Mahama or Charlotte Osei.
I think there is some element of cluelessness in you rather.
Ghana sweet, any class six girl can just get up and call responsible people names.......
More 9 years ago

John mahama has brought ghost to ghana for Ghanaians this Ashowo Charlotte Nigeria is ghost John mahama incompetent brought Guantanamo criminals to ghana Ghanaians are looking at this john mahama is destroyed ing ghana

John mahama has brought ghost to ghana for Ghanaians this Ashowo Charlotte Nigeria is ghost John mahama incompetent brought Guantanamo criminals to ghana Ghanaians are looking at this john mahama is destroyed ing ghana
Abeeku Mensah 9 years ago

What is your piece about, Ebo Quansah? If being birthed in another country or being of mixed nationality is a crime you will have to do away with the very reason dimwits in parliament granted rights to persons with dual citiz ...
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What is your piece about, Ebo Quansah? If being birthed in another country or being of mixed nationality is a crime you will have to do away with the very reason dimwits in parliament granted rights to persons with dual citizenship in Ghana.

The problem we have in Ghana with Ms Osei is not her child bearing age neither can it be because of her dual nationality but everything to do with mostly unprincipled Ghanaians lacking foresight but the worship of the rich and powerful irrespective of their sources of wealth. The case of EC versus any of the 11 disqualified presidential candidates boils down to a choice between staying a corrupt and contemptible course or adhering to standards and timelines. Let me tell you what our courts have done in a nutshell Mr. Quansah. School children are not given a second chance to go correct mistakes with their homework or exam papers. Courts in Ghana do not allow all litigants the chance to correct filed briefs; they throw cases out on technicalities and dismiss cases filed by government against accused persons with political connections routinely because of simple mistakes with state filings. So here when a judge wants the EC to have given mistake-prone candidates a second chance to correct mistakes you should know what Ghana can expect from candidates who cannot take seriously details on forms going to do with contractual agreements they may have to sign on behalf of Ghana with other nations or entities. Where do we sit in Ghana on holding the poor and the rich to account to laws and rules of engagement? The judge is an unprincipled moron who think laws in Ghana should have deference to the rich and trample on the poor. Being the best at interpretation of the laws in Ghana has absolutely nothing to do with being principled; justices on our courts have proven themselves to be bought and sold on the open market to the highest bidders. Instead of going after Ms Osei you should go after those who have helped themselves to Ghana's money in various ways and are showing us all what a joke our elections has become; a tool for the rich and powerful.
Charles Agbenu 9 years ago

For observation of the elections , Electoral Commission wants prospective media accreditaion applicants to declare ---

1. Name, 2.Contact number, 3. e-mail and 4. Media house.

EC must be told that the information is ina ...
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For observation of the elections , Electoral Commission wants prospective media accreditaion applicants to declare ---

1. Name, 2.Contact number, 3. e-mail and 4. Media house.

EC must be told that the information is inadequate, childish and mediocre and has the potential of creating confusion. .

I suggest that EC must enrich the scheme and get the information consolidated by asking details of applicants such as--- ---

-'-the Voter Registration numbers of applicants

--- and their polling stations.

Multiple use of the same numbers can then be blocked. EC, with it limited info is deliberately creating loopholes for the unscrupulous to reuse the cards.

Does EC really want transparent & fair elections? EC banza,

Asare 9 years ago

Ama Alata had a baby at the age of 14? She started spreading years ago befoe 19 Kodjo Huhu. No wonder she's still fervently taking bites at the candy stick

Ama Alata had a baby at the age of 14? She started spreading years ago befoe 19 Kodjo Huhu. No wonder she's still fervently taking bites at the candy stick
Rastafara"I" 9 years ago

This is one of the most negative and vicious attacks I have read on ghanaweb about a public official in Ghana...To hold the circumstances of her birth as possible reason for potential incompetence is as primitive as it gets.. ...
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This is one of the most negative and vicious attacks I have read on ghanaweb about a public official in Ghana...To hold the circumstances of her birth as possible reason for potential incompetence is as primitive as it gets...

There was an orphaned baby who was rescued from the steps of a church, who rose to become a governor in the US....judge a person only by character, abilities and accomplishments!

Each person is endowed with a God given potential and the ability to realize your God given potential is all that matters...Half of the babies in the US are born out of wedlock...so what is Ebo's problem?

And what type of marriages is Ebo referring to as necessary for the offsprings to be culturally accepted as full Ghanaians? Like Ebo's marriage? I wonder how many ghanaians would in 2016 say " thanks but no thanks" to be born into a marriage as Ebo's?

Ebo's attitude is unfortunately a reflection of the backward Fanti mentality. That is why Central Region despite being the center of "ivy league" secondary schools in Ghana remains the poorest region in Ghana...It is the backward Fanti, pull him down mentality.....

I do not know Charlotte Osei anywhere, but I am deeply offended by this unwarranted attack on her person and her origins...SHE DID NOT CHOOSE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HER BIRTH OR HER PARENTS...

Leave the high-achieving woman alone!

Ebo focus on how you can improve your community!
sam 9 years ago

Rastafara toaso. you are very civilize and a patriot.this EC boss is a symbol of femininity. take it or leave it.

Rastafara toaso. you are very civilize and a patriot.this EC boss is a symbol of femininity. take it or leave it.
adjei koti 9 years ago

Thank you my brother well said but not all Fantis reason like 'illiterate' Ebo.
I think Ebo is being blindfolded with NPP scarf.

Thank you my brother well said but not all Fantis reason like 'illiterate' Ebo.
I think Ebo is being blindfolded with NPP scarf.
Kweku 9 years ago

With about 30 days to the 2016 elections, EC has still not given the hard copy of electoral register, the proxy voting list, the special voting list, and the voter transfer list to the political parties. If the political part ...
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With about 30 days to the 2016 elections, EC has still not given the hard copy of electoral register, the proxy voting list, the special voting list, and the voter transfer list to the political parties. If the political parties don't have the electoral register,how can they monitor the elections without being cheated. What does the CI 94 say about the release of voter register to the political parties? This is how the EC wants to manipulate the election in favour of one political party.
Iddrisu 9 years ago

You are entitle to your opinion. However, facts on the ground does not support most of your claims. I also observed that your personal biases clouded most of your judgements on the competences of the EC chair. You presented t ...
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You are entitle to your opinion. However, facts on the ground does not support most of your claims. I also observed that your personal biases clouded most of your judgements on the competences of the EC chair. You presented the issues in a subjective way just to suit your whims and caprices. The EC boss should be supported to deliver this credible elections for us not these ugly noises and attacks.
KA 9 years ago

Article 44 of the 1992 Constitution stipulates the qualifications of the members of the EC. It states that a person shall not be qualified to be appointed a member of the EC unless he (she) is qualified to be elected as a mem ...
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Article 44 of the 1992 Constitution stipulates the qualifications of the members of the EC. It states that a person shall not be qualified to be appointed a member of the EC unless he (she) is qualified to be elected as a member of parliament.

If Charlotte Osei is qualified by that criterion, then it's unseemly to be citing the circumstances of her birth as criteria of her suitability for the post. Maybe Charlotte is unsuitable but not because of her place of birth or teenage pregnancy. It doesn't seem fine to be saying such things publicly.

But if Ebo can make a legal case out of his issues, then he should argue on those points not on the sentimental issue.

Perhaps the appointing authority should have considered these extra-judicial issues when making the appointment. Once this wasn't done, they cannot now be brought in through the backdoor.

Osei should be judged on her performance only, not on her place of birth.

After all, the best and fairest EC chair (Election referee) would have been a complete foreigner versed in electoral practices of third world countries. So Osei's true (but hidden?) national affiliation is not the issue.

The point also should be made that the Election bosses in third world countries have TOO MUCH power. Where the electoral system is solid, the rules are clear cut and well tried over several years, the country's population statistics are correct and up to date, the Electoral Commissioner's role will be of little consequence. She will be unable to decide things by fiat. The system will work itself out naturally and smoothly without the intervention of the commissioner.

Alas, we're decades away from that situation.
SOCCERMAN 9 years ago

Thumbs up for Ebo Quansah

Thumbs up for Ebo Quansah
Oko 9 years ago

Mills was shallow!

Mills was shallow!
NOBODY 9 years ago

And many of your Ghanaian relatives probably landed in Nigeria fleeing from the effects of Rawlings' Chains. You and the rest of us Ghanaians are no better than Nigerians. Thank Nigeria every day for keeping many a Ghanaian f ...
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And many of your Ghanaian relatives probably landed in Nigeria fleeing from the effects of Rawlings' Chains. You and the rest of us Ghanaians are no better than Nigerians. Thank Nigeria every day for keeping many a Ghanaian from starving to death when you had Rawlings' Chains around your necks.

Change!! 9 years ago

Emotional stability is very important in relationships. The EC chair has no such thing. This is affecting her work at the EC. Good Ebo gave us Ms Osei's background. Who says this background stuff is not important? Little wond ...
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Emotional stability is very important in relationships. The EC chair has no such thing. This is affecting her work at the EC. Good Ebo gave us Ms Osei's background. Who says this background stuff is not important? Little wonder she's floundering. Oh, Attah Mills, why no due diligence? You brought Ablakwa, Omane Boamah, and other babies into politics. Being a a professor is not a guarantee of being a good politician, let alone a good president.
NOBODY 9 years ago

It's you who is all noise and little substance. You seem to making much ado about Charlotte being Nigerian born, as if there was something wrong with being Nigerian born. It's that same Nigeria that gave refuge to hundreds of ...
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It's you who is all noise and little substance. You seem to making much ado about Charlotte being Nigerian born, as if there was something wrong with being Nigerian born. It's that same Nigeria that gave refuge to hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians who were fleeing the wrath of Rawling's Chains.
Kwame 9 years ago

who is this paranoid personality? most of what I read was "i was told, was told" without trying to authenticate stories he was told. How has this respected profession fallen so low? Please shut your dirty smelly mouth.

who is this paranoid personality? most of what I read was "i was told, was told" without trying to authenticate stories he was told. How has this respected profession fallen so low? Please shut your dirty smelly mouth.
gboyegaa 9 years ago

Looks like the main issue the writer has with Mrs Osei is because she is half Nigerian and half Ghanaian.

Looks like the main issue the writer has with Mrs Osei is because she is half Nigerian and half Ghanaian.
NANA AMA KONADU 9 years ago

I am really impressed about your line of argument and i must say it is a good work done, we need analytical minds like yours to keep enlightening Ghanaians of the dangers ahead. If indeed she is no team player, then i guess s ...
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I am really impressed about your line of argument and i must say it is a good work done, we need analytical minds like yours to keep enlightening Ghanaians of the dangers ahead. If indeed she is no team player, then i guess she may not go anywhere with that attitude. She's only taking advantage of the country without due recognition to its development and progress. May God help us all!!!
power house 9 years ago

i am not surprise at all she cant do it

i am not surprise at all she cant do it

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