Election 2020: Parliament will summon Jean Mensa if necessary – Majority Leader

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa may be invited to Parliament to account for any hiccups that may arise in the arrangements towards the upcoming elections.

Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, who noted this said, so far the legislative house is satisfied with the EC’s preparations and see no point in summoning Madam Jean Mensa.

He however said, if parliament notes challenges with the processes later, it will invite the commission to brief the House on the development.

“The explanations that she offered was satisfactory to us, and we are able to report to plenary and so why would anybody insist that even though we are satisfied, she should still come? If it becomes necessary, maybe we ran into a hiccup or a bump, which will require the EC to be with us, [we will invite her].”

The Minority side in Parliament had earlier demanded that the EC chair be brought before the house to respond to concerns about the electoral process.

But the Suame MP said that is not immediately necessary.

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In June 2020, the Electoral Commission appeared before the Special Budget Committee of Parliament to respond to questions relating to the compilation of a new register ahead of this year’s December 7 elections.

That meeting ended with the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu expressing disappointment and grave concern that the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa’s responses were unconvincing.

“Having listened to her, I feel profoundly troubled in my heart for the future of Ghana’s democracy and I feel disappointed that in her answers to questions at the committee-level, she made two significant worrying statements that the people of Ghana must know”, Tamale South MP remarked after the meeting.