Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Mrs Jean Mensa, has been re-elected as the President of the Association of African Electoral Authorities (AAEA), a body made up of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) in Africa.
Jean was elected at the Sixth Continental Forum of EMBs held jointly by the AAEA and the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) held in Nairobi, Kenya.
The assembly of 55 EMBs from member states of the African Union was under the theme; “Enhancing Participation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Refugees in Elections in Africa: Towards More Inclusive Electoral Processes.”
Jean Mensa in acknowledging her re-election said she would ensure the Secretariat functioned as should and effectively play the co-ordination role expected of it, with the help of all stakeholders.
Further elaborating her plans for the Secretariat, she said, “Beyond this, we look forward to building an association, which stands in unity to safeguard the interests of its members. An association whose members are bound to a collective agreement of ensuring credible, transparent and violent-free elections in their respective countries”.
“It will be the body that will condemn corruption in any form and hold its members accountable to the agreements and charters signed” she concluded.
