Jean Mensa – Chairperson of EC
The only thing which can
threaten our hard-worn democracy is a deliberate and concerted political party
project to consistently prosecute a war of attrition against managers of the
electoral process.
The so-called media silence
about the Electoral Commission (EC) as alleged by the garrulous National
Democratic Congress (NDC) when really there is nothing to raise red flag over
only seeks to incite journalists against the election management body.
Fortunately, however news
judgment lies only on the bosom of journalists far away from the NDC
headquarters or even the Ofosu Ampofo-run conference room where decisions are
taken as to how to make Jean Mensa EC Chairperson unpopular.
Doubtlessly, Ghana has come far
in its democratic journey. NDC is sulking because its darling lady, Charlotte
Osei, was removed from office. Indeed, the processes which went into the ouster
of Charlotte Osei and her replacement were in consonance with the tenets of the
Constitution. Anything outside this could have, of course, been challenged in a
court of competent jurisdiction in a country where there is no dearth of
persons ready to test the law it would have been foolhardy to remove the
Chairperson of an entity such as EC whimsically.
Perhaps being a John Mahama
appointed lady so many things were expected of her in her first and last
elections and subsequent ones which never came to pass anyway.
In this day and age, an EC chairperson
is restricted in what they can do to advance the cause of a particular party.
Charlotte Osei was arrogantly ready to do the bidding of a group but under the
circumstances she could not meet the expectations of her pals. It was just
impossible. “We saw it, we love it, we like it” – that infamous hubris-steeped
remark said it all about a woman whose dislike for the New Patriotic Party
(NPP) was palpable.
We are not spokespersons for
the EC but the double-standards being showcased by the NDC as in ‘criticise the
EC or die in war’ rhetoric is irritating and should be ignored with contempt.
Thankfully, Ghanaians are reading between the lines; they are no longer
Ghanaians of the opaque ballot box days in local elections.
We have not forgotten about the
special workshop organized by the EC for the NDC only in some distant forest
outside Accra when Amadu Sulley held a critical position. We also have not
forgotten how the NPP suffered consistent snubs at the hands of a Charlotte
Osei-headed EC. At IPAC meetings they were treated like kids by the woman who
had to be obeyed. We recall how Charlotte taunted the NPP and others who favoured
the replacement of the voters’ register. Even Akua Donkor was treated as a
leader of a political party and guided to say ‘no’ to a new register. NDC
wanted it so and so was it.
Let the NDC give a breather
from their persistent haranguing. Ghanaians love their country and would not go
to war because Jean Mensa has reverted to the old Coat of Arms embossed on EC
logo. Ghana would not go to war because Jean Mensa is working to ensure that
the IT department is resourced to deliver state-of-the-art services and not
subservient to any office outside the EC headquarters. Ghana would not go to
war because Jean Mensa is not abusing the independence of the EC. Ghana would
not go to war because Jean Mensa is not taking orders from any political party.
The NDC is only furthering a
cause which is already known to Ghanaians. The leaked tape said it all. They
should have tarried a while before commencing the project. It is too clear what
it wants
from the unproductive war of attrition against the EC.
A strong EC births a virile
democracy and so Ghanaians who so much love their country would not sit down
for this crucial department to be the target of disgruntled politicians on the
other side of the aisle. Democracy would triumph; devilish NDC would fail!
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