However, at a press conference today April 26, Charlotte Osei answered claims her husband designed the new logo and said, “oh and by the way, my husband did not design the new EC logo and he is not a graphic designer.”

The issue of the new logo has generated intense debate and criticism.

But Charlotte Osei earlier at the launch of EC’s strategic plan said of the logo:"we liked it, we picked it, it makes us happy.”

According to the Commission, “The whole identity represents a unified common purpose and vision and demonstrates our independence as an institution.”