{
  "id": 14019873,
  "title": "It’s a shame – Miracles Aboagye criticises appointment of new EC deputy chairpersons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/its-a-shame-miracles-aboagye-criticises-appointment-of-new-ec-deputy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T18:28:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/its-a-shame-miracles-aboagye-criticises-appointment-of-new-ec-deputy-chairpersons/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed concern over the appointment of Emelia Afi Agbenyo as a Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC). In a series of Facebook posts, Aboagye raised questions about the impartiality of the Commission's leadership, accusing the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of setting a dangerous precedent. He argued that an openly partisan political operative, who was a member of the NDC's campaign team, should not be appointed to a senior position at the independent Electoral Commission. Aboagye warned that the appointment could undermine Ghana's democratic standing and create concerns about political influence in the Commission's operations. He also questioned if the governing party lacked qualified individuals who could fill the role without raising political affiliation issues. The appointments of Agbenyo and Dr Joseph Kwaku Asamoah as Deputy Chairpersons of the EC were made to fill vacancies left by Dr Bossman Eric Asare and Samuel Tettey.",
  "summary": "The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Director of Communications, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has criticised the appointment of Emelia Afi Agbenyo as a Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), questioning the impartiality of the Commission’s leadership. In a series of Facebook posts, Mr Aboagye accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of setting a bad precedent […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Dennis Miracles Aboagye criticizes EC deputy chairperson appointments.",
    "Emelia Afi Agbenyo accused of partisan political affiliation.",
    "Concerns raised about undermining Ghana's democratic standing."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}