{"id":3063,"date":"2024-12-18T06:18:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T06:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/?p=3063"},"modified":"2024-12-18T06:18:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T06:18:52","slug":"i-support-jean-mensa-to-retain-her-office-haruna-iddrisu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/2024\/12\/18\/i-support-jean-mensa-to-retain-her-office-haruna-iddrisu\/","title":{"rendered":"I Support Jean Mensa to Retain Her Office- Haruna Iddrisu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Haruna Iddrisu, the former Minority Leader, has defended Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), against calls for her resignation. Iddrisu argued that Mensa should not be asked to step down unless solid evidence is presented to support the accusations against her.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"412\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gistme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7464.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3067 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/412;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In a recent interview, Iddrisu explained that the EC chairperson&#8217;s role is not to determine the winner of elections, but rather to oversee the electoral process. He emphasized that it is the citizens who decide the outcome of elections through their votes .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gistme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7463.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3069 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/360;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Iddrisu also drew parallels with the removal of former EC chairperson Charlotte Osei, who was ousted due to procurement issues. He suggested that if Mensa is facing similar challenges, it should be seen as an opportunity for growth and improvement, rather than a reason for resignation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gistme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7461.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3068 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/233;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Iddrisu rejected claims that Mensa favored the president-elect in the recent presidential election. He maintained that Mensa does not have the power to influence the outcome of elections and should be left to perform her duties without interference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I Support Jean Mensa to Retain Her Office- Haruna Iddrisu <\/p>\n<p>Haruna Iddrisu, the former Minority Leader, has defended Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), against calls for her resignation. Iddrisu argued that Mensa should not be asked to step down unless solid evidence is presented to support the accusations against her \u00b9.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, Iddrisu explained that the EC chairperson&#8217;s role is not to determine the winner of elections, but rather to oversee the electoral process. He emphasized that it is the citizens who decide the outcome of elections through their votes \u00b9.<\/p>\n<p>Iddrisu also drew parallels with the removal of former EC chairperson Charlotte Osei, who was ousted due to procurement issues. He suggested that if Mensa is facing similar challenges, it should be seen as an opportunity for growth and improvement, rather than a reason for resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Iddrisu rejected claims that Mensa favored the president-elect in the recent presidential election. He maintained that Mensa does not have the power to influence the outcome of elections and should be left to perform her duties without interference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest","category-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3063"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3071,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3063\/revisions\/3071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}