Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Jean Mensa has been cleared by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice over allegations of her failure to declare her assets and liabilities upon assumption of office as EC Chair.
According to a report by the Commission, the EC Chair did take the necessary steps to declare her assets, although later than expected.
Based on this, no further investigations will be conducted into the matter, the report by CHRAJ, signed by Joseph Whittal summarises.
“Having established in the course of the investigation that the Respondent has now complied with Article 286, albeit late, the Commission is of the considered view that the appropriate action, having regard to the circumstances of the case, is to refuse to investigate the matter any further as further investigation would not be necessary”.
CHRAJ began preliminary investigations into the claim that the EC Chair had failed to declare her assets after pressure group, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) petitioned it to investigate the matter and mete out the necessary sanctions if necessary.
But CHRAJ in its report after preliminary investigations into the issue have cleared the EC Chair, putting to rest the issue of asset declaration in relation to Madam Jean Mensa.
–Abcnews gh
