The President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has lauded the Former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan, as the most practical Electoral Commissioner Ghana has ever known.
In an interview with Selorm Adonoo on The Big Issue on Citi TV, Mr. Cudjoe commended Mr. Gyan’s pragmatic approach to overseeing the country’s electoral procedures.
Mr. Cudjoe credited the successful organization of numerous elections during Afari Gyan’s tenure to his adept handling of Ghana’s intricate political landscape, a contrast to the current situation under the leadership of Commissioner Jean Mensa.
While acknowledging that Mr. Gyan faced his own set of challenges, Mr. Cudjoe emphasized his pragmatism.
“…By far he’s [Afari Gyan] been the most pragmatic of all the ECs [Chairs] that we have had.”
He further indicated that “…I am so pained that just pragmatic simple stuff that she [Jean Mensa] could have pumped some sense into the other commissioners and then get a befitting EC whose public confidence would have been probably 70 or 80 by now. She failed abysmally.”