Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu reportedly rejected the work of EC – Politics

Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, has been contacted by the Akufo-Addo administration to become the new President of the Commission election, it was reported.

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However, the offer was refused "diplomatically" by the Academician, who failed in his Attempt to become a Judge at the International Criminal Court, the Herald Journal

According to the newspaper known to be very critical of the government, the president was racing against the clock after waiting and hoping that the president would not be able to do so. Revered lawyer will change his mind and accept the high-level work of the EC, according to the newspaper. The lawyer, the newspaper collected from friends and badociates, explained that she wanted to quietly retire from public life and focus on writing books to repel the limits of legal education in Ghana.

Before myjoyonline.com had announced that Professor Mensa-Bonsu was going to be named next president of the EC.

The president reportedly consulted Afari Gyan, Ghana's most successful election commissioner, and the leading statesmen before settling on the law professor, according to the report.

On Monday, July 23, 2018, the presidency announced the appointment of IEA Executive Director, Jean Mensa, as the new President of the EC.

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Other Appointees Appointed by President Akufo-Addo to the Commission included; Samuel Tettey for Vice President, Dr. Eric Asare Bossman also as Vice President and Adwoa Asuama Abrefa as a member of the Commission.