The Chairperson of the electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei has got another legal battle to fight, as a concerned Ghanaian has filed a fresh petition at the presidency demanding her impeachment.
The new petition which was filed on August 18 at the Flagstaff House cited alleged breaches of public procurement practices and provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663), as well as gross financial misconduct for which reason the Madam Charlotte Osei should be removed from office.
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Reports indicate that the new petitioner is not a staff of the EC as in the first one, but a concerned Ghanaian who wants Mrs. Osei to be investigated on grounds of stated misbehavior and incompetence.
In the latest petition, about 15 allegations have been made against the EC boss and the petitioner has reportedly listed all the alleged offences to support the petition.
Per the petition, Madam Charlotte Osei allegedly awarded some contracts unilaterally in the run-up to the 2016 general election.
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Sources in the Flagstaff House said President Nana Akufo-Addo has already forwarded the petition to the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, as required of him by Article 146(3) of the 1992 Constitution.
Prior to this petition, there is an ongoing probe into one filed by some unnamed staff of the commission against Madam Osei. They are represented by Lawyer Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang.
The first petition also contained a list of allegations levelled against the EC boss.
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The petitioners claim that she spent GH¢3.9 million to partition an office, received a Toyota Land Cruiser from the John Mahama-led NDC government, spent about $14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorised her to use only $7.5 million.
They also accused her of among other issues, attending Cabinet meetings during the tenure of President John Mahama.