Three top officers accused of misappropriating GH¢480,177.87 of the Endowment Fund of staff of Electoral Commission (EC) have been cleared by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Daily Guide newspaper reports. Georgina Opoku-Amankwaah, Deputy Commissioner in-charge of Finance and Administration; Kwaku Owusu Agyei-Larbi, Chief Accountant and Joseph Kwaku Asamoah, Finance Officer, were asked … Read more
The Electoral Commission may soon have a lawsuit on its hand if its embattled Director of Finance, Dr. Joseph Kwaku Asamoah, is not reinstated following the directive proceed on leave following the loss of some GHc480,000 from the EC’s Staff Endowment Fund. A letter, dated July 13, 2017, from Dr. Asamoah’s lawyers to the EC threatened legal action … Read more
The Christian Council of Ghana is has proposed the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms to address the problems at the Electoral Commission (EC) and ensure a truce following the growing tensions between the EC Chairperson, Charlotte Osei and employees of the commission Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, the General Secretary of the Council, implored the EC … Read more
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission , Charlotte Osei has responded to allegations leveled against her by employees of the Commission. Mrs Osei in her response, pointed out among others that allegations against her were unfounded, saying “There is clearly, no established case of fraud or abuse of office made against the Chairperson. The public purse, … Read more
An official correspondence between the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei, and the embattled Director of Finance, Dr. Joseph Kwaku Asamaoh, shows he was indeed not at post when the GHc480,000 was missing from the Commission’s Staff Endowment Fund. The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has been grilling Dr. Asamoah, a Deputy EC … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Kumawu, Philip Basoah has said that he intends to petition the leadership of Parliament to conduct a separate probe into the case of the missing GHs480,000 from the Electoral Commission (EC)’s Endowment Fund. According to the MP, the allegations made public by the Economic Organised Crime Office (EOCO) who stated they … Read more
The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) is investigating three officials of the Electoral Commission over Gh¢480,000 allegedly missing from the Commission’s Endowment Fund. The officials under investigation are the Deputy Commissioner, Georgina Opoku Amankwaah, Chief Accountant Kwaku OwusuAgyei-Larbi and Finance Officer, Joseph Kwaku Asamoah. They have been ordered to proceed on leave over the … Read more
One of the Commissioners of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Georgina Opoku Amankwa, has proceeded on leave following a recommendation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). EOCO is reported to be investigating the loss of about GH¢480,000 from the Endowment Fund at the Commission. Two other senior officers including the Chief Accountant, Kwaku … Read more
The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has begun investigating some officials of the Electoral Commission over the loss of 480,000 cedis from the Commission’s Endowment Fund. Documents sighted by Citi News reveal that EOCO has started investigating some top officials of the Commission over the missing cash. The officials are the Commission’s Deputy Chairperson in-charge … Read more
Citi News has gathered the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has begun investigations into the loss of 480,000 cedis from the Electoral Commission (EC)’s Endowment Fund. Documents sighted by Citi News reveal that EOCO has started investigating some top officials of the Commission over the missing cash. The officials are the commission’s Deputy Chairperson … Read more