General News of Thursday, 13 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comAkufo-Addo throws out petition to dismiss Jean MensaFile photo: Akufo-Addo meets Jean Mensa at the Jubilee HousePresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed a petition to remove Jean Mensa as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC). Civil society organisation, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), petitioned the President to remove Jean Mensa after securing a declaration from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) that the EC boss failed to declare her assets on assumption of office in 2018. Jean Mensa filed her assets declaration forms with the Auditor-General on February 17, 2020, CHRAJ disclosed and only cautioned her against repeating the Constitutional breach. However, not satisfied, ASEPA's Executive Director, Mensah Thompson, petitioned the President over the matter asked for Jean Mensa’s removal. “The Chief Justice did not find any statute that criminalises the non-declaration of assets within the stipulated time in the Constitution,” the statement dated July 27, 2020, explained.

Source: GhanaWeb August 13, 2020 18:45 UTC