Ofosu Kwakye admits NDC member was added to EC to 'tilt the balance'

Felix Kwakye Ofosu is the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has defended the appointment of Emelia Afi Agbenyo and Dr Joseph Kwaku Asamoah as the new Deputy Chairpersons of Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) by President John Dramani Mahama.

When pressed on whether this meant the government had deliberately included an NDC member to change the balance, the minister's remarks indicated that the appointment was intended to achieve that objective.

Kwakye Ofosu questioned the current composition of the EC, arguing that the presence of several members of the NPP raised concerns about the balance.