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The 2020 presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC),\u00a0John Dramani Mahama\u00a0has slammed President Akufo-Addo over the latter\u2019s appointment of three new members to the\u00a0Electoral Commission\u00a0(EC).<\/p>\n
President Akufo-Addo in line with Article 43 (1 and 2) of the 1992 Constitution swore in three new members of the EC governing board on Monday, March 20.<\/p>\n
The three included Rev. Akua Ofori Boateng Salima, Ahmed Tijani, and Dr. Peter Appiahene.<\/p>\n
Some persons including Buem MP, Kofi Adams are alleging that Dr. Peter Appiahene is an NPP activist who was a patron of the Tertiary Education Student Confederacy Network (TESCON) \u2013 a university wing of the NPP.<\/p>\n
Mr. Mahama in reacting to the issue called for the amendment of Article 43(2) of the 1992 constitution to give way for parliamentary approval following the appointments of known party activists of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to the\u00a0Electoral Commission\u2019s board.<\/p>\n
He asserted that \u201cof course, the appointments of known party activists onto the\u00a0Electoral Commission\u00a0by our current President may require an amendment of Article 43(2), to provide for parliamentary approval of new Commissioners to the Commission. Let me assure you once again, I remain committed to these reforms\u201d.<\/p>\n
Source: ghanaweb.com<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
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