Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, a former Senior UN Governance Advisor, has voiced concerns about how the dismissal of former (EC) Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, continues to shape public perception of the Commission.
According to Agyeman-Duah, the incident set a precedent that has left the EC facing persistent trust issues.
In an interview on Joy News on October 29, 2024, Prof Agyeman-Duah highlighted the ongoing political implications of Osei's removal, noting that during the 2016 election campaign, opposition parties had openly discussed removing her if they came to power.
He explained that current EC officials are now in a challenging position, facing doubts about their credibilities due to the circumstances surrounding their appointments, which have fueled opposition criticisms and eroded public trust in the Commission's impartiality. "The opposition then said that if they won the elections, they were going to displace her… truly, the president came in, and within three years, that came to pass," he said.