EC appointment: President Mahama disrespected Supreme Court – Nitiwul

Deputy Minority Leader Dominic Nitiwul has said that President John Dramani Mahama disrespected the Supreme Court by appointing a new chairperson for the Electoral Commission.

President MahamaThursday announced Mrs Charlotte Osei as replacement for Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, who resigned after serving for 22 years. But Mr Nitiwul is of the view that the President should have waited for the Supreme Court’s ruling on a case filled by Journalist Richard Dela Sky, which sought to ascertain how the EC chairperson should be selected.

“I really have a big problem with the timing of the announcement,” he told Accra-based Citi FM.

Making reference a previous court case between Abu Ramadan and the EC over the usage of the National Health Insurance card for registration of voters, Nitiwul said:  “Supreme court made it very clear to them that they thought that the case was there and it could be decided other way so they should have waited and make it look as if there was a