Haruna Iddrisu Kicks Against Dismissing Jean Mensa: "Wisdom Is Talking"

Haruna Iddrisu Kicks Against Dismissing Jean Mensa: "Wisdom Is Talking"

  • Former Majority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has kicked against calls for the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa to be dismissed
  • In an interview, he noted that such matters will not be of primary concern to the incoming President
  • Netizens who saw the video were divided and expressed mixed reactions in the comment section

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Former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has strongly opposed calls for the dismissal of Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa.

Haruna Iddrisu's remarks come amid a growing debate over the EC's performance and impartiality in the wake of the country's recent elections.

Haruna Iddrisu, Kicks Against, Dismissing Jean Mensa, Joyce Bawah, EC Chair
Haruna Iddrisu is speaking on why it's unnecessary to dismiss the EC chair. Image source: Haruna Iddrisu, Joyce Bawah, Jean Mensa
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Earlier, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, special aide to President-elect John Dramani Mahama, noted that the EC chair will be dismissed after Mr Mahama assumes office due to her incompetence.

However, Haruna Iddrisu has opposed the move. He argues that dismissing Jean Mensa is not the incoming president's primary concern.

He noted that the EC chair did not determine who won elections in a country; rather, Ghanaians do.

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He, therefore, noted that the primary focus of the incoming government should be on respecting and upholding the democratic will of the people rather than targeting individual officials.

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh