An Electoral Commission (EC) staff member, Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, has dismissed claims that his petition to President John Dramani Mahama seeking the removal of EC Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies is driven by hatred.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Mr. Adumadzie said his petition is based on concerns over “incompetence and cronyism,” which he believes threaten the integrity of Ghana’s electoral system.
Mr. Adumadzie, who has worked at the EC headquarters since January 2012, revealed that he has been away from the office for nearly two years following what he described as false allegations leveled against him.
He explained that he was interdicted, detained at the National Security for several days, and later dragged to court for a year in a case that stalled because no EC representative appeared.
“I have not been to the office for close to two years because they lied against me. What they did to me is not even part of my petition. My petition is not as a result of hatred. Even if I had gotten my job back, I would have still gone through with the petition,” he said.
Joseph Adumadzie’s petition calls for the removal of Jean Mensa, Dr. Bossman Eric Asare, and Samuel Tettey, whom he accuses of conduct that undermines public confidence in the Commission.
The Presidency has yet to publicly comment on the petition.
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