Disqualified presidential candidate of the Independent People’s Party (IPP), Kofi Akpaloo has descended heavily on Electoral Commission (EC) boss Mrs Charlotte Osei describing her as incompetent person who is not qualified to hold her position.
He has therefore called for the immediate sack of Mrs Charlotte Osei.
He said “The EC work is bigger than Charlotte Osei. She cannot do the work. She is always in a hurry to execute her given task. She is not using the law that regulates the elections properly and this clearly shows that she is incompetent. Mahama must ask her to resign.”
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He said but for the peace-loving nature of Ghanaians, the country would have been plunged into war long ago due to Charlotte Osei's incompetence and awkward behaviour.
According to him, “none of us was called to rectify any anomaly detected on the form. What was she thinking? She thinks that we are kids and so can play with us? All the presidential candidates are older than her and so she can’t play with us. She can’t take anybody for granted.”
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Akpaloo further added that the EC boss rushed in declaring Constitutional Instrument (C.I) 94, Regulation 9 which demands that she gives the candidates the opportunity “to make amendments or any alteration necessary, within the nominated period.”
Speaking in interview with Accra-based Kasapa FM, he said, “She should resign. She can’t do this job. Because this woman, I am not predicting doom, if allowed to stay in office will announce election results that will plunge this country in chaos because she is always in a hurry and doesn’t take any advice. She thinks she knows more than anyone.”
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He noted that he would praise Ghanaians for the peace that the country was enjoying now, insisting that nobody should exalt the EC boss for the successive elections held in the country.
Mrs Charlotte Osei said the Commission was unable to accept Mr Akpaloo’s nomination because the number of subscribers to Mr Akpaloo’s forms did not meet the requirements of Regulation 7 (2) (b) of CI 94.
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Mrs Osei gave the details are as follows: “Three subscribers supported the nomination of another candidate in breach of Regulation 7 (4) of CI 94. Again, the cross subscribers have different signatures on the nomination forms raising questions as to the legitimacy of these signatures.”
These are: Alfred Yevuglo (page 35) with Voter ID no: 1270013632 of Polling station code: D091201; Dagadu Raymond (page 35) with Voter ID no: 1270012857 of Polling station code: D091201; and Adu Thomas (page 67) with Voter ID no: 3703013114 of Polling station code: F310202.
“We will refer the matter of the possible forgeries of these signatures to the Ghana Police Service and the Attorney General for investigation and prosecution in line with the following sections of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29),” she said.