{"id":1163,"date":"2017-07-26T18:32:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T18:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aptnewsgh.com\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2017-07-26T18:32:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T18:32:51","slug":"not-entire-commission-speaking-ec-chair-tells-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/26\/not-entire-commission-speaking-ec-chair-tells-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"I am not the entire commission; I am speaking for myself- EC chair tells Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A suggestion by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission that she was speaking for herself and not the entire Commission in an answer to a question by a Majority Leader of Parliament has sent tongues wagging.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the Majority in Parliament Eugene Antwi has described the comments and conduct of Mrs Charlotte Osei as a \u201csad day for our democracy\u201d but a member of the NDC and MP for Adaklo insists the criticisms against the EC chair are misplaced.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Charlotte Osei was invited to Parliament as the chair of the EC to answer why internally generated funds, particularly, funds generated from accreditation fees charged journalists in the 2016 elections were not included in the 2017 budget statement and financial report for 2017.<\/p>\n<p>She told Parliament the IGF was not added because it was an \u201coversight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>credit:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/politics\/2017\/July-26th\/i-am-not-the-entire-commission-i-am-speaking-for-myself-ec-chair-tells-parliament.php\">myjoyonline<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A suggestion by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission that she was speaking for herself and not the entire Commission in an answer to a <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/26\/not-entire-commission-speaking-ec-chair-tells-parliament\/\" title=\"I am not the entire commission; 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