Avoid Actions that Undermine judicial and EC power - Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas.

 The special representative for the UN Sec-Gen for West Aftrica, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas,  in his response to a question regarding the petition to the presidency to pardon the Muntie fm trio, has urged government to avoid actions and decisions that will undermine the powers of the Judiciary and the Electoral Commission (EC).

Dr. Chambas said, “the electoral commisison and the judiciary deserve the respect of all Ghanaians. They should be held in high regards and be treated with all the decorum that is required to ensure that they maintain certain respectability in order to play their roles as referees in this electoral competition, cherishing our freedom of speech and our right to freedom of speech in this country.”

“It seems to be a broad consensus that in this season of politics, the expression of freedoms may be exceeding the bounds of decency and acceptability. It is a responsibility for all of us to ensure that things are brought back into balance so people would understand that when they have the privilege of speaking on the microphone and speaking to a wider public, there are some basic knows of acceptability that should be observed,” he added.

The Muntie Fm trios are currently serving their jail term which has sparked calls and petitions to the presidency for a presidential pardon.

Hamidu Abdul-Lateef