Jean Mensa \u2013 EC Chairperson<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Chairperson of the
\nElectoral Commission, Jean Mensa has cautioned officers against acts of
\nassociation that could undermine the credibility of the institution to carry
\nout its mandate of holding credible elections.<\/p>\n
While advising election
\nofficers against operating in secrecy and holding secret meetings with
\nindividuals or groups, she called for transparency and fairness through the
\ncreation of a level playing field for all parties.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is important you bear in
\nmind that you have not been sent to the districts to do the bidding of any
\nperson or political party. You are only accountable to the electoral commission\u201d
\nshe said.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs Mensah gave the advised
\nwhen she addressed some 158 newly appointed officers at the opening of a two-day
\norientation programme held in Accra on Wednesday, November 13, 2019.<\/p>\n
The orientation which was
\nunder the theme, \u201cEnsuring Efficiency, Accountability and Professionalism in
\nService delivery\u201d, sought to educate officers on the mandate of the EC, its
\ngovernance structure, duties and obligation of officers, general administrative
\nand human resource practices among others.<\/p>\n
The EC boss urged the recruits
\nwho were selected from 2700 applicants to abide by the commission\u2019s cardinal
\nprinciple of transparency, fairness and integrity.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is important to lay bare
\nthe fact that you will be tempted, enticed and induced to act in the interest
\nof individuals or section of our society. We expect nothing but integrity and
\nhonesty from you even in the most tempting situations\u201d she said.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
She advised field officers to
\nat all time guard against misappropriation and make judicious use of resources
\nsuch as vehicle and funds as \u201cany violation of policy would not be tolerated
\nand the commission will not take lightly acts of dishonesty\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Deputy Chair in charge of
\nOperations at the EC, Mr Samuel Tettey, has for his part warned new officers
\nagainst over reliance on returning officers who might capitalise on their
\nnovelty and subject them to manipulation in elections.<\/p>\n
He also urged officers to
\namong other things go through the appropriate line of communication to channel
\ngrievances, be stationed in their posted districts to give credible information
\nand also refer to colleagues and superiors when in need of clarification.<\/p>\n
The Deputy in Charge of
\nCorporate Service, Eric Bossman Asare, said, \u201cYou can\u2019t say the New Patriotic Party
\nor National Democratic Congress chairman in a district is your friend. Because
\nonce you do that the others might misconstrue your action.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
By Issah Mohammed <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jean Mensa \u2013 EC Chairperson The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa has cautioned officers against acts of association that could undermine the credibility of the institution to carry out its mandate of holding credible elections. While advising election officers against operating in secrecy and holding secret meetings with individuals or groups, she called […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":745305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-745304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n
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