North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has blasted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for appointing a New Patriotic Party (NPP) member to the position of Election Commissioner.
According to him, this shows Akufo-Addo’s determination to make the Electoral Commission an extension of the NPP’s headquarters and is therefore unpatriotic and exceedingly reckless.
In a social media post sighted by Tru News Report, the MP also suggested a strategy to prevent the appointment of Dr. Peter Appiahene, a member of one of the NPP’s tertiary education wings, TESCON.
His post goes as read,
“With Prez Akufo-Addo’s unpatriotic & extremely reckless determination to convert Ghana’s Electoral Commission into an NPP HQ annex, would NDC MPs in Parliament be wrong in refusing to approve the budget of the EC until TESCON Patron Dr. Peter Appiahene is dropped? Your thoughts.”
On Monday, March 20th, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo held a short ceremony at the Jubilee House to swear in three new Election Commissioners. They were Dr. Peter Appiahene, Reverend Akua Ofori Boateng, and Salima Ahmed Tijani. Dr. Appiahene’s selection has generated the most political debate among the three.
This is due to his popularity as a supporter of the New Patriotic Party’s TESCON, an organization that advocates for higher education institutions, particularly the University of Energy and Natural Resources branch.
Source – Tru News Report
