Akufo-Addo’s protégé, Bossman Asare resigns as EC Deputy Commissioner
Akufo-Addo’s protégé, Bossman Asare resigns as EC Deputy Commissioner
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana is facing a major leadership shake-up following the formal resignation of Dr. Bossman Eric Asare, one of the politically exposed persons who was appointed by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to serve on the Electoral Commission as a Deputy Commissioner in charge of Corporate Services.
The decision marks the exit of a prominent and polarizing figure in Ghana’s electoral landscape, who was originally appointed to the high-profile constitutional body in 2018.
The announcement, which was confirmed on June 15, 2026, by Government Communications Minister, Mr. Felix Kwakye Ofosu, reveals that Dr. Asare will officially vacate his post at the end of July 2026 to return to academia at the University of Ghana.
The communications minister confirmed during a media briefing, disclosing that President John Dramani Mahama’s administration had received the formal exit letter.
Dr. Asare’s resignation will officially take effect on July 31, 2026.
According to the minister, Dr. Asare expressed a desire to return to full-time academia and resume lecturing duties within the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana.
His departure aligns with the retirement of Mr. Samuel Tettey, the EC’s Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, who stepped down roughly a month ago.
Dr. Asare’s appointment by the Akufo-Addo administration in 2018 was met with mixed reactions, with opposition groups frequently labelling him an executive protégé due to his perceived alignment with the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Throughout his tenure, he was fiercely defensive of the commission’s independence and structural operations.
However, his time in office was repeatedly plagued by friction, including petitions from civil society groups and internal staff members demanding his removal over allegations of structural mismanagement.
The departure of both Dr. Asare and Mr. Tettey leaves two prominent vacancies at the apex of the electoral body.
The responsibility to nominate competent, neutral successors now falls heavily on President Mahama, subject to advice from the Council of State.
