The Electoral Commission (EC) has denied allegations that its Chairperson, Mrs. Jean Mensa, disrespected Parliament by failing to appear for questioning.
According to the EC, the initiation from Parliament to the Commission’s Chairperson, Jean Mensa, to brief the House on the proposed Constitutional Instrument (CI) that seeks to make the Ghana Card the sole identification document for voter registration came a day before the meeting’s scheduled date.
“At the time the chairperson had traveled to Nigeria at the invitation of ECOWAS/ECONEC for a peer exchange and election observation mission. That notwithstanding Dr Bossman Asare Deputy Chair for Corporate Service attended the meeting together with other directors of the commission.
“Surprisingly, the meeting was canceled as the Minority side insisted on the presence of the EC Chairperson at the meeting. We wish to state that contrary to the news item that the EC chair has returned to Ghana, the chairperson is still in Nigeria. She has not returned to Ghana.”
The EC added “The Commission, especially its chairperson understands the importance of the institution of Parliament having worked with Parliament for two decades prior to her appointment as Chairperson of the EC.
“The Chairperson upholds the institution of Parliament and will therefore not disrespect it in any way.
“The fact remains that the invitation from Parliament was sent a day before the meeting at a time the chairperson was out of the jurisdiction. Had she been aware of the request prior to her travel she certainly would have prioritized the meeting and attended upon the Honourable House.”
By: Rainbowrafioonline.com/Ghana
