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ACCRA, July 5 (Xinhua) – The UN envoy to Ghana congratulated Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday for her commitment to an inclusive approach to the timely appointment of senior Commission officials Ghana.
UN Resident Coordinator Christine Evans-Klock said in a statement that her organization recognized as good practice that the process of nominating and appointing EC members was representative and inclusive of the views of the different political parties and sectors of civil society. Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo removed the president of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei, last Thursday. His two badistants, Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwah, were also removed from their posts
after a five-member committee, led by Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo, investigated complaints by Ghanaian citizens.
According to Evans-Klock, the United Nations welcomed the Ghanaian President's recent comments
: "We are not in favor of removing them. We are looking for people who come to work for the NDC or the NPP, we are looking for people who come to work in Ghana, that is what we are looking for, for the Electoral Commission. "
She added as a long-standing provider of badistance to the development of the national electoral process, the United Nations would continue to support efforts to improve the general management of elections in Ghana.
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