Ghanaians should be grateful to Mahama for criticizing the President of the European Commission – political scientist

General News on Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Source: mynewsgh.com

2019-05-28

Dr. Amakye Boateng, a political scientist, calls on all well-meaning Ghanaians to express their gratitude to former President John Dramani Mahama for being bold enough to criticize the work of the Electoral Commission (EC) and some people to the Commission.

"If there are problems with the EC, Ghanaians should be grateful to former President Mahama for confronting him openly and boldly, according to the political observer.

According to Dr. Amakye Boateng, all that concerns the posture of the EC President, Mrs. Jean Mensa and one of her deputies, Dr. Bossman Asare, shows that all is wrong for the better, c & # 39; This is why measures must be taken to remedy this situation before the 2020 elections.

"Everything is wrong and if there is a problem, we are face to face and not ostrich," said Dr. Amakye in an interview with Nhyira FM, based in Kumasi, under the supervision of MyNewsGh.com reporters.

The lecturer in political science from the University of Science and Technology Kwame Nkrumah (KNUST) also worries about the attitude of Mrs. Jean Mensah accusing him of destroying the solid foundations of his two predecessors immediate.

"Dr. Afari-Gyan has laid the foundations so well [but] her [Jean Mensah] the posture is not helpful, "observed Dr. Amakye Boateng during a telephone interview given by a local radio station and monitored by Mynewsgh.com.

"Some of his statements are not good … Why did Boss Boss attack CODEO in the wake of CODEO's report on the violence in the by-election of Ayawaso West Wuogon?" S & # 39; is moved the political scientist.

"If I'm NDC, I'll have reason to suspect its neutrality," Dr. Amakye Boateng said.

Mr. Mahama recently shared his concerns with Dr. Bossman Asare, Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission (EC), and his Director, Ms. Jean Mensa, for presenting a position that cast doubt on credibility and neutrality. of the electoral management body in the next elections in 2020.

According to the former president, the presidents of the electoral commission became very sensitive to criticism, a situation that he reported led them to behave as though they were at war with the Democratic National Congress of opposition.