Pressure group, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has called out Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Mensa over the commission's decision to revert to the use of its old logo two years after it was changed under former Chairperson Charlotte Osei.

Speaking in an interview on Starr FM, the Executive Director for ASEPA, Mensah Thompson described the act as unfortunate and sheer pettiness.

“Sheer pettiness and unfortunate, I think that state institutions must rise beyond some of this politically motivated actions that do not sit well with the nature of the institution. Most importantly most of these things create a lot of wastage in the system, if you look at how much was spent in this re-branding process and we just wake up one day and it’s being changed or being reversed and at the end of the day another government or entity comes and says I want to replace it with something else then we’ll have this cajoling back and forth. I’m very much outraged by this decision. I think that if anybody is close to the Electoral Commission Chairperson I think they have to call her to order.”

The Jean Mensa-led Electoral Commission on Tuesday, 4 December 2018 reverted to its old logo, effectively doing away with the new one instituted by the now-impeached Chair Charlotte Osei.

A memo circulated by Mrs Mensa at the election management body said: “Effective December 4, 2018, the original logo of the Electoral Commission which bears the Coat of Arms and has a ballot box showing the hand casting its vote, has been restored.”

“The core values of the Electoral Commission, namely integrity, fairness and accountability have from today also been restored.”

In the memo, Mrs Mensa said: “All communications from the electoral commission must from today be made on the letterhead bearing the original logo of the commission as appears on the face of this letterhead…”