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Amadu Sulley
Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana
In office
2012[1]–2018[2]
PresidentJohn Evans Atta-Mills
Preceded byDavid Kanga
Personal details
NationalityGhanaian

Amadu Sulley is a Ghanaian public servant who is a former Deputy Chairperson of Electoral Commission of Ghana.[3]

Career

He was appointed as deputy chairperson of the Ghanaian Electoral Commission in 2012 by then president, John Evans Atta-Mills.[1] He had previously served as the Director of Research Monitoring and Evaluation at the same Commission until his promotion to the rank as Deputy chairperson. Sulley's appointment to the rank of a deputy Chairperson was the first time a career electoral personnel had been appointed to that high rank.[4] He served as the deputy chairperson in charge of operations at the Electoral Commission of Ghana until his dismissal in June 2018 for allegedly illegally transferring votes during the 2016 Ghanaian general election.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "NDC's Amadu Sulley now EC boss". Modern Ghana. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  2. ^ Nyabor, Jonas. "Akufo-Addo removes Charlotte Osei, two deputies from office". citinewsroom.com. Citi News Room. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Amadu Sulley lobbying for EC Chairman". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  4. ^ "Amadu Sulley sworn in as Deputy Electoral Commissioner". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  5. ^ "Amadu Sulley ordered to refund EC's 'missing' GHC320, 822". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  6. ^ "'Chop Chop', Illegal Vote Transfers; Why Amadu Sulley Was Sacked". Modern Ghana. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-13.