Politics of Thursday, 7 May 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comJean Mensa behaves like she’s running an NGO – Haruna Iddrisuplay videoMinority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu“The Electoral Commissioner, she sometimes comes to us as if she’s still running an NGO.”That is how the minority leader in parliament has chosen to describe the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa for her apparent failure to heed to several calls to halt the compilation of the new voter register. Haruna Iddrissu said from all indication, the Jean Mensa-led Electoral Commission in the face of the deadly coronavirus has failed to recognize the severity of the pandemic thus defying signals to set a new date for the compilation process to begin. In April this year, the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George together with some members of the NDC interrupted an internal meeting of staff of the Electoral Commission after he secured an ex- parte injunction. In view of this, Iddrisu has indicated that the EC’s decision to defy restriction on movement proves the ill motive and disrespect the Jean Mensa administration harbours for Ghanaians. He said: “It is equally shocking that Government officials are publicly justifying the irresponsible conduct of the Electoral Commission in defying the restrictions imposed by the President even in the face of a court injunction secured by our colleague, Hon.

Source: GhanaWeb May 07, 2020 13:07 UTC