I was hoping Jean Mensa was going to resign a day after results declaration — Joyce Bawah

Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Special Aide to President-elect John Dramani Mahama, has called for the resignation of Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC).

The 2024 John Mahama campaign Spokesperson accused the EC boss of bias.

Speaking on Accra-based Channel One TV’s Face to Face with Umaru Sanda, Bawah Mogtari expressed disappointment over Mensa’s continued stay in office following the declaration of the December 7 presidential election results.

The Special Aide emphasized the need for impartiality in the country’s electoral processes, urging reforms that would restore public trust in the commission.

“I was hoping that the EC chairperson [Jean Mensa] was going to resign yesterday,” Mogtari remarked. “We ought to reset the EC and delete all the partisans who are in there. And she [Jean] herself has displayed enormous prejudice and bias towards the NDC, she should go and I think she ought to respect herself and leave.”

Joyce Bawah’s Mogtari’s comments come amidst mounting criticism from the NDC over the EC’s handling of the 2024 elections.

The party has consistently accused the Commission of favouring the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), a claim the EC has denied.