The Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG),
Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, is being backed by an NGO to become the new
chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC).
The People’s Actions to Win Life All-Round
(PAWLA) has called on President John Mahama and the Council of State to
consider the IDEG boss because he is capable of replacing soon-to-retire
Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan.
PAWLA described Dr Akwetey as a transparent,
accountable, honest, non-partisan and a unifying personality, adding
that his independent mindedness and high sense of integrity gives him
the capacity to consolidate the gains made in Ghana’s democratic
governance.
The statement referred to Dr Akwetey as a
competent academician and an accomplished manager who is a very
passionate advocate of peace, democratic governance and human
development as well as civil participation in credible management of
multiparty democracy across Africa.
Dr Akwetey, who is a Political Scientist
with a PhD in International Politics and Development obtained from the
University of Stockholm, Sweden in 1994, is widely consulted on issues
of political and administrative transitions as well as international aid
and development effectiveness, the statement said.
A current member of the Commonwealth Eminent
Persons Group and one who partnered several bilateral and multilateral
institutions to implement their capacity development vision for Ghana
and Africa as a whole, Dr Akwetey recently won for IDEG, the ‘Millennium
Excellence Award’ for Democratic Development in Ghana for the period
2005 – 2010, the statement said.
The statement revealed that the governance,
peace and democracy ace, had been recently presented with the 2015
Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Peace and Social Justice for his role
in Ghana’s pre and post-election environment through his initiation of
dialogue among political parties and other stakeholders.
Dr Akwetey’s commitment to decentralisation
and fight against corruption within governments coupled with his
non-partisan and enormous contribution towards electoral reforms in
Ghana and other African countries makes him a very strong candidate for
the new EC Chairman’s position.
PAWLA therefore appeals to the President to
search no further but appoint the IDEG Executive Director to the new EC
Chairman’s position for him to bring his knowledge and experience bear
in order to move Ghana’s electoral credentials to a higher pedestal.
“This, the country can continue to live on its glory of being the beacon of democracy in Africa,” the statement said.
Source: Starrfmonline.com
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