STATEMENT: NPP Says Mahama's Last Minute Appointments Are In 'Bad Faith' And Promises To 'Review' Them When In Office

The incoming NPP’s transition team have reacted with disappointment to new appointments made by the President to bodies like CHRAJ and the NCCE, promising to review the appointments once they take over on January 7.
A statement signed by the head of the transition team, Yaw Osafo Marfo, said the appointments were made in contravention to an agreement reached between the incoming and outgoing governments for such appointments to be made in consultation with each other.
But the team was rocked when President Mahama announced and then had confirmed two new heads for the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE).
The NPP says due to the nature of the appointments, they would be reviewed when they take over, as well as any last minute contracts awarded and recruitment currently ongoing.
Read full statement below…..
PRESS STATEMENT
The Team of the President-Elect on the 2016 Presidential Transition Committee has taken notice of Two (2) new Constitutional Appointments that have been made today December 20th 2016 by President John Dramani Mahama.
These appointments of Chairman of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice and Chairman of the National Commission for Civic Education have been done contrary to an earlier agreement at the Transition Committee’s meeting of December 19th, at which meeting it was agreed that such appointments would be done subject to consultation with the Presidential Transition Committee.
It is the view of the President-Elect’s team, that these appointments coming barely 24 Hours after the agreement and less than three (3) weeks away from the inauguration of the incoming President is most disappointing and exhibits bad faith.
We will, therefore, like to serve notice that the incoming administration reserves the right to review these and other high profile appointments, recruitments and contracts being embarked upon in these final days contrary to normal conventions associated with Presidential transitions and the consultation mechanism agreed.
Nonetheless, we shall continue to engage the Team of the Incumbent President on these and other matters which were earlier listed as matters to be consulted upon.