![Jean Mensah EC Chiarperson, and her deputies - Bossman Asare [L] and Samuel Tettey](https://cdn.ghanaweb.com/imagelib/pics/341/34177512.295.jpg "Jean Mensah EC Chiarperson, and her deputies - Bossman Asare [L] and Samuel Tettey")
Jean Mensah EC Chiarperson, and her deputies – Bossman Asare [L] and Samuel Tettey
Deputy Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission, Alexander Twum-Barimah, has launched a scathing attack on the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, calling for the immediate resignation of Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies.
Speaking in an interview with Metro TV monitored by GhanaWeb, Twum-Barimah did not mince words, describing the current leadership of the EC as “incompetent” and unfit to oversee electoral matters. He insisted that Jean Mensa, Dr Bossman Asare, and Samuel Tettey must vacate their positions before any petition is brought against them regarding their conduct in office.
“Why is she still at post? My advice is that they should go before their petition comes up,” he declared.
Twum-Barimah recalled a previous controversial claim made by EC Deputy Chairperson Samuel Tettey, who alleged that the old voters register contained pictures of trees and animals. Twum-Barimah took offense at the comment, describing it as an insult to Ghanaians.
“Which voters’ register have you seen trees being used in place of someone’s picture? And even if that happened, who did it? Are you not the custodians of the register? Didn’t you input the names and pictures? Then it means you’re admitting that you were extremely incompetent at some point,” he stated.
He further criticised Jean Mensa over what he described as a bizarre use of software in the electoral process. “To Jean Mensa, she is the one that used CorelDRAW to do mathematics. I never knew CorelDRAW could be used for calculations. Isn’t that software meant for art and design? Again, a sign of incompetency.”
He also took a swipe at Dr Bossman Asare, urging him to return to academia. “The other one [Dr Bossman Asare], he has taken sabbatical leave from Legon, so he should go back and teach,” he added.
CALLS FOR EC RESIGNATION; EC must go before any petition comes against her – Alexander Twum-Barimah, Deputy Director-General, Narcotics Control Commission#MetroNews pic.twitter.com/LDBbOmniJI
— Metro TV Ghana (@metrotvgh) July 10, 2025
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