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The Supreme Court has closed a case challenging the dismissal of Charlotte Osei as President of the Electoral Commission.
The seven-member panel chaired by Judge Julius Ansah ruled that the case of veteran journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako did not properly rely on the court's jurisdiction.
Mr. Baako had argued that the reasons given for the dismissal of Charlotte Osei, who was primarily concerned with government procurement, had nothing to do with her core duties as EC Chairperson.
Kweku Baako is a regular Newsfile contributor on MultiTV / Joy FM
The editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper asked for a statement that "the text of Article 146 (1) of the 1992 Constitution having been correctly interpreted, a petition calling for the dismissal of the President of the EC in accordance with Article 146, was valid only if such a complaint alleged misconduct or incompetence related to the exercise of the essential constitutional functions of the President of the EC. "
"However, the court determined that the motive of the alleged misconduct was not limited to the duties of the EC President, but to her public behavior," said Joy News Kwesi Parker Wilson.
Addressing Joy News at the end of the trial, Kweku Baako said that he accepted the verdict even though he disagreed with the Supreme Court's opinion.
The Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, said she was satisfied with the decision, saying that procurement was an integral part of the duties of a job holder, such as the head of the EC.
Charlotte Osei, two others kidnapped
Charlotte Osei and her two badistants, Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwa, were removed from office as election commissioners on June 28, 2018.
The letter from the presidency indicated that the trio had been dismissed for "misconduct and incompetence".
The referral was recommended by a committee of Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo to investigate allegations of corruption, impropriety and alleged misconduct by the three commissioners.
Their elimination caused a shock wave throughout the country. The NDC minority shouted scandal.
The NDC had planned to go down the streets, but the unfortunate death of former vice president, Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur, foiled his plans.
Charlotte Osei has since been replaced by former President of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Jean Mensa.
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