Media personality Captain Smart has called on President John Dramani Mahama to dismiss Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies from office, citing incompetence in managing elections.
According to him, under Jean Mensa’s leadership, chaos and fatalities have been recorded at various polling stations due to poor supervisory work and the failure to ensure maximum security.
He also pointed to the EC’s decision to deny the people of Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) the opportunity to elect a parliamentary representative in the 2020 general elections, describing it as gross misconduct and a clear demonstration of incompetence.
Speaking on XYZ TV, Captain Smart warned President Mahama to act swiftly, stating that if the EC officials are not removed, he will take action until his demands are met.
“I urge President Mahama to sack Jean Mensa. Akufo-Addo set the precedent that when an EC boss is dismissed, her two deputies follow, so he should follow suit. If John fails to do so, he will hear from us. The illegalities that occurred during the 2024 elections are enough grounds for her to have resigned by now,” he said.
“Under her watch, eight people were killed during various elections. The EC’s biometric registration machines mysteriously went missing and were later used in the 2024 elections. SALL was also denied parliamentary representation. We need a leader who is calm yet ruthless in dealing with such issues,” Captain Smart added.
Meanwhile, EC Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies, Dr Eric Asare Bossman and Samuel Tettey, remain in office despite petitions from concerned groups demanding their removal.
Watch Captain Smart’s remarks below:
Baaam 🔥👏🙌🏾💯KAS3 heaettt🔥🔥. Succinctly said Captain @CaptainSmart_tv . EC Boss Jean Mensa, Bossman Asare and Tetteh are next to GO.#Time2SanitiseTheSystem pic.twitter.com/m950dWbbgI
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April 24, 2025
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