Five shortlisted to replace Afari-Gyan

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  • Kwame Ata 10 years ago

    I think she would make a good EC!

  • BEN 10 years ago

    IT IS ONLY THE PRESIDENT WHO CAN CHOOSE:PERIOD

  • Elikem 10 years ago

    Why is the search being narrowed down to folks within the judiciary? I'm sure there are several competent civil servants out there who are qualified

  • Gye Nyame 10 years ago

    They need to use someone who is technical rather than a lawyer; lawyers are very subjective, while technical folks tend to be more objective. Also we need someone from outside the current commission to bring in fresh ideas, b ...
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  • tuy 10 years ago

    Dzamefe, is bribable. Throughout this life as a circuit court judge he collected bribe from litigants and criminals who appear before him. Only in Ghana would a corrupt individual like Dzamefe will go unimpeached. Why should ...
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  • KLUFIO 10 years ago

    no northerner shd replace afari djan the stupid.no mahamam tribesmen.period.atuguba is our problem in ghana now.

  • Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 10 years ago

    Mahama must appoint an outsider and rule out all deputy commissioners who were involved with the 21012 presidential election for the elementary administrative lapses and judges who chair government appointed commissions shoul ...
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  • ADWEN 10 years ago

    Based on this writer's analysis, none of the nominees have achieved anything meaningful or any transformation in Ghana to be made (they are being appointed by a mediocre JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA). He is himself non-achiever irresp ...
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  • SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

    To please Sir Empeoror Nana Akufo Addo, I urge the president to appoint Sir John to head the EC. That will guarantee Ghana peace.

  • TWEAA 10 years ago

    AND THE NAME GYAN SHOULD BE OBLITERATED ENTIRELY FROM ANY ISSUE CONCERNING THE EC.

  • Neutral Zone 10 years ago

    Pls appoint me. All u need is an honest person. N I'm trust worthy as a Ghanaian. ????

  • Yebopower 10 years ago

    This sensitive position will be filled with NDC loyalistsbif Ghanaians are not vigilant.The NDC will always use diabolical means to steal elections yo stay in power.All Ghanaians must wake up and make sure a neutral person is ...
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  • BOAFO YENA 10 years ago

    Mrs. Georgina Opoku Amakwaah will be an ideal EC.

  • KING LOMOTEY 10 years ago

    Let's appoint Kofi Annan as EC.
    Served the whole planet with flying colours.

  • kofi abas 10 years ago

    have u considered his age?

  • nash 10 years ago

    Where are you going to find that neutral person .anyone who is unbiased and can be just regardless of political affiliation can be given the job.

  • NAMA 10 years ago

    LETS RESPECT THE CONSTITUTION

  • Abra 10 years ago

    Lets continue to pray for God to choose the Man after His own heart for us.

  • newghana 10 years ago

    Ley.pray.forma.Gods.wisdom

  • Kwame Ata 10 years ago

    Yes, I want him to choose Akua Donkor. Is she not a qualified Ghanaian. If she stood for President I believe she can equally stand for such a junior post as EC!

  • ghananyi 10 years ago

    Some have suggested that only our president should decide. That's fair, but the consequences we will all face it.
    Tomorrow if our president appoints akua donkor or bukom banku we
    should not complain.

  • ghananyi 10 years ago

    Some have suggested that only our president should decide. That's fair, but the consequences we will all face it together.
    Tomorrow if our president appoints akua donkor or bukom banku we
    should not complain.
    A country li ...
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  • Kojo 10 years ago

    Bredy Blay will be appointed as the next EC boss and declare Nana win in 2016

  • J0eY LOnD0N 10 years ago

    All the five stars got to be ndc sympathizers hey Mr Blay hmmm.

  • Amidini 10 years ago

    Mr Sulley is the right person to head EC

  • BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 10 years ago

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  • KAKAPEAKA K K, LONDON 10 years ago

    PLEASE INCLUDE JUSTICE ROSE OWUSU ON THE LIST.SHE WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT EC

  • Kofi babone 10 years ago

    Please consider Prof Addo Obeng, former vice chancellor of the University of Cape Coast and current vice chancellor for the Presbyterian University for the EC position so we can get the accademia involved as a constituency.

  • BUILSA KANJARGA 10 years ago

    Dzamefe is an NDC man

  • BerylRichards 10 years ago

    One of the most useless entities in the nation.

    i dont care the credentials of that individual she is visionless and need not even dream of taking the ECs role.

  • Dessie 10 years ago

    Appoint replacement from experienced electoral commission office..Obama picked attorney general from office of attorney general's second in command

  • BBC NEWS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

    We need a professor!

  • mr manu 10 years ago

    TWEAAAAAAAAAA, SHAAAKAI, THESE FRONT LINER PROFESSORS IN GHANA PRESENTLY HAS NO SHAME. LISTEN TO THEM ON ISUES AND YOU WLD SEE THEM IN THEIR COLORS.

  • Mk 10 years ago

    Is Kofi Annan not willing?

  • Kofi 10 years ago

    Kofi Annan will certainly be good choice or a retired Ghanaian UN officer.

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  • Mike 10 years ago

    We want Mr. Thomas Kusi Boafo the K.poly lecturer to be the next EC boss.

  • Kojo 10 years ago

    Give it to Nduom

  • SAMAN 10 years ago

    Mr K Give it to ur Father rather.......thank u.lolllll

  • Kojo 10 years ago

    Herr.. Saman, wa gyimi roff

  • 4ME 10 years ago

    Extend the net wider !!!

  • Goweyou 10 years ago

    No to Justice Dzamefe because he's an ewe and by extension a p/NDC supporter.

  • OKOROMANSA 10 years ago

    AND NO EX ARMY OFFICERS IN THE LIST? SO FAR THERE ARE TOO MANY NDC NAMES AND FACES IN THE LIST, WHICH IS TOO BAD. MAHAMA SHOULD APPOINT ONE OF THE LADIES, AS USUAL, AND CLOSE THE CASE. JUSTICE DZAMEFE IS TOO NDC, AMADU SULLEY ...
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  • VICTOR DUADO 10 years ago

    FORMER PRESIDENT KUFFUOR APPOINTED THE CHIEF JUSTICE WITHOUT NOISE COMING FROM ANY NDC MAN SO YOU ARE WARN AND THE NPP CANNOT SELECT EC BOSS FOR HE IS THE PRESIDENT NOW

  • VICTOR DUADO 10 years ago

    THE NPP CANNOT TIE THE PRESIDENT'S HAND INTO CHOOSING WHO THEY THE NPP DESIRE

  • Ugly akufo addo 10 years ago

    What is this useless accusation against Alhaj Suleman ? This is what u ( npp ) did to prevent a northener to be an npp flagbearer in 2008 n subsuquent killing him by a K4 now a northener ( Muslim ) want be an EC boss n u stay ...
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  • JDiM 10 years ago

    Incompetent northerners Mahama has made it known to Ghanaians.

  • GODWIN AGBLEVOR 10 years ago

    What is this haphazard analysis for.
    How can Mr David Kanga be favouring Mrs Osei and the same time doing so for Mr Amadu Sulley.
    This is an intellectually diabetic presentation lacking logical algorithm and very misleading ...
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  • ANAB HASSAN 10 years ago

    please consider justice ATUGUBA

  • Alhassan Abdul - Rashid 10 years ago

    The constitution is Paramount.we shoud let the system work.

  • Kofi, USA. 10 years ago

    Can someone please tell Dr pink sheet, BAWUMIA how to learn a lesson from his COCAINE DRUG PEDDLERS NPP? .HOW ALAHAJI, ALIU MAHAMA WAS PREVENTED, FROM THE NPP COCAINE SNIFER NOT TO CONTEST FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF TH ...
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  • kk 10 years ago

    Ghana will coach fire in the name of Mohama u choose the one will be on yr favour, let wait.

  • JDiM 10 years ago

    Never never never a Northerner they are highly notorious and hopelessly corrupt typically example is John Mahama.

  • VOICE OF REASON 10 years ago

    Because his administration has been one big mess.Ghanaians will judge him on his corrupt,sub-standard governance and vote him out no matter who becomes the new EC commissioner

  • Kofi, USA. 10 years ago

    On the face of the pink sheet. You and I were there

  • Just saying 10 years ago

    Much as the focus should be on the EC chairperson, the regional electoral officers/representatives deserve a lot of attention since the process starts from the "bottom" and once the foundation is compromised, there can be no ...
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  • VOICE OF REASON 10 years ago

    One singular yardstick of measuring the success of a govt is how healthy the economy is....not building a couple of hospital,schools and interchanges !

  • zugah 10 years ago

    Hopeless toilet sshit paper. Your end is near, you stupid foolish illiterate.

  • makmakmakam 10 years ago

    Nkwaseansem arakwa from this Mahama.Why not bring some EUROPEAN THEN?? President making bad moves again!

  • makmakmakam 10 years ago

    SO BADLY NEEDED HERE

  • Abner Myers 10 years ago

    From the Author's analysis of who to replace the out-going EC Boss, none is qualified. Can we propose Akufu Addo and Bawumia or Asiedu Nketsia

  • sulamana 10 years ago

    WHY SHOULD THE PRESIDENT APPOINT THE ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER? THIS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER AND CIVIL WAR. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER SHOULD BE APPOINTED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THE RECOGNIZED POLITICAL PARTIES. IN ADDITION ...
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  • Kwabena Danso,Gbawe-Accra. 10 years ago

    Who is a neutral person then?

  • Benny 10 years ago

    Not at all for Mahama to choose. In a civilised animal World it must be the senate or a panel of the Justice commitee led by the chief Justice and they have to ballot over this appointment and not just hand picking from the s ...
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  • Sanni Ishaque 10 years ago

    Intrestinly all the five potential replacement are reported by the Daily Guide to be more or less related to NDC

  • Klinker 10 years ago

    Allow NPP to talk for Cowards die many times b4 their death?

  • Mjyak 10 years ago

    It is obvious this paper always publishes rubbish just to make a case for their pay masters. I pity this unprincipled and hypocratical people. God save Ghana.

  • kweks 10 years ago

    Can we consider Nana Addo or Ursula Owusu. Sorry maybe Sir John? On a more serious note we should consider a candidaye that will be acceptable across board

  • seeclear 10 years ago

    why Ghanaians not talking about changing useless dictatorships constitution. Ghana needs new constitution. what we have now is a useless piece of act. wake up Ghana.

  • mr manu 10 years ago

    Foes ,l hv come with a brilliant idea . Since Ghanaians cannot find no one to be neutral and without any party affiliations ,let's forget the constitution n go for INEC BOSS.Ghana has lost her head bcos of NPP&NDC.

  • dada 10 years ago

    mr prez appoint kuffour

  • JH.New York 10 years ago

    In my personal opinion,I do not think a EC boss should necessarily be a lawyer.These are some of the wrong decisions which looks good on the surface.What is the proof that all lawyers have integrity and are sincere any honest ...
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  • Neutral Zone 10 years ago

    Pls appoint me

  • Govena 10 years ago

    From the article above, this npp holy Bible seems to write off all the members of their so called shortlist. Npp, bring ur shortlist wai. Whiles the ndc is working at the polling stations, u r here fighting over the one who w ...
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  • Ashante Ewe Man 10 years ago

    Watch out one person with both Christian and Moslem names :ALHAJI SAEED KWAKWU DJAN they are so call double faces..

  • kusasi 10 years ago

    nana will step down as the EC and give it to sir john once he wins the 2016 election

  • sikdo 10 years ago

    Ghanaians.need. people like this.1.Apostle. opoku onyina the chairman of church. of Pentecost.2.Dr.mensah.otobeil.3.pastor. Dr Dag mills.4=pastor. Anyani Boadu=5=Dr Yaw owusu Ansah.this people. can brings pace in Ghana so mah ...
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  • Jnr mis-b 10 years ago

    Hmmm!so Daily Guide has now become the committee that will advice the president on whom to choose among the five?

  • Erica 10 years ago

    Any3 bo3 (the patient couldn't be saved) the EC can't extricate itself from the quagmire. Tainted names. New brooms required!