The Editor in Chief of the New Crusading Guide  has described the petition filed by some aggrieved staff of the Electoral Commission, demanding the impeachment of Chair,  Charlotte Osei, as an incompetent petition filed by a competent lawyer.
 Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has written a 28-point response to the 27 allegations levelled against her by some aggrieved staff of the Electoral Commission asking for her impeachment in a petitioned filed to the Presidency.
Deputy Local Government Minister O.B. Amoah, says the ongoing rift at the top hierarchy of the electoral commission is not new to some of them in Parliament.
The Special Prosecutor Bill 2017 was on Friday ‘thrown out’ of Parliament following the decision by the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee that it does not qualify to be passed under a certificate of urgency and that it should follow due process before the house will consider.
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei has been summoned to appear before Parliament next week, to give clarity on how much the Commission expended on the replacement of lost Voters ID Cards, and how much revenue was realized from  accreditation fees charged journalists for coverage of the 2016 general elections.
The Chairman of the National Peace Council says the petition by a group calling itself concerned staff of the Electoral Commission for the impeachment of the Chairperson Charlotte Osei will have a wider implication for the country if not addressed tactically.
Private legal practitioner Joe Debrah says lawyer handling the case on behalf of some unidentified petitioners seeking the removal of Charlotte Osei, Chairman of the Electoral Commission, is doing so because of personal hatred towards her, but will not disclose details.
Managing Editor of The Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr believes allegations of corruption and misconduct being levelled against the Electoral Commission Chairperson will dent the credibility of the Electoral Commission(EC).
Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Kwarteng, has revealed to Parliament that the Ministry of Finance released GH¢5.26 million towards the celebration, adding the disbursement comprised GH¢3.1 million from the government sources of funding and GH¢2.16 from the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF).
According to the Deputy Minister, activities for the celebration included an Independence Day parade, lectures, I pledge campaign, the Jubilee Youth Entrepreneur Challenge, the legacy project to provide insight into the country's leaders, and relay torch for all regions.
Mr Kweku Kwarteng said out of the GH¢5.26 million, GH¢3.0 million went to the Office of the Chief of Staff at the Ghana@60 Secretariat while GH¢100,000 and GH¢2.16 million went to the 10 Regional Coordinating Councils (RCCs) and 216 District Assemblies respectively.
Responding to questions by the Juaboso Member of Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh on how much the country had spent so far on the 60th Independence Anniversary Celebration, the  deputy minister said the actual disbursements, according to the Office of Chief of Staff, indicated that an amount of GH¢2.98 million was spent by the 10 RCCs bringing the total expenditure to GH¢5.24 million of the GH¢5.26 million released.
The Director of Communications at the Presidency has described as reckless and irresponsible, allegations by the Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South Haruna Iddrisu, that President Akufo-Addo is behind the petition by some workers of the Electoral Commission, demanding the impeachment of the Chairperson Charlotte Osei.
The Constitution and Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament on Thursday failed to reach a consensus on whether or not the Special Prosecutor Bill 2017, should be passed under a certificate of urgency.
Minority leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament Haruna Iddrisu Tamale South has warned the New Patriotic Party [NPP] to stay off the Independent Electoral Commission and its Chair Charlotte Osei.
National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) Kofi Portuphy has described President Nana Akufo-Addo as a 'legal alien' who is hardly present in the country due to numerous travels.
An Accra High Court has dismissed an application brought to it by Nana Obiri Boahen, Abronye and David Asante seeking to dismiss a defamation suit brought before the court by the National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams.
