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Ghanaian president appoints new head of electoral body

Xinhua, June 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama announced here Thursday the appointment of Charlotte Osei as new chair of the country's Electoral Commission (EC).

She will succeed Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, who will retire this month after chairing the EC for about two decades, said a statement signed by Julius Debrah, chief of staff to the Ghanaian president.

Osei, current chairing another constitutional body, the National Commission for Civic Education, holds a Master of Laws ( LLM) degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada, a Master' s degree in Business Leadership from the University of South Africa, in Pretoria and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ghana in 1992.

The statement described her as a lawyer "with considerable experience in public service management, institutional reform with expertise in corporate law, banking, insurance, project financing and public private partnerships."

The appointment of a candidate to replace the outgoing EC chairman has become a matter of public debate.

While Article 70(2) of the 1992 Constitution empowers the president to appoint the EC commissioners and chairman in consultation with the advisory body, Council of State, some interested parties, especially those perceived as supporters of opposition party have mounted a serious campaign to get the president to carry out broader consultations before appointing the new EC boss. Endite