Mahama dismisses petitions to remove EC Chair, Deputies and Special Prosecutor
The Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has notified President John Dramani Mahama that there is no constitutional basis for removing the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), their deputies, and the Special Prosecutor, effectively dismissing multiple petitions filed against them.
In a letter dated January 26, 2026, the Chief Justice concluded that the petitions failed to establish a prima facie case to warrant further investigation or the establishment of a committee of inquiry under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 15 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).
This decision followed the receipt of ten separate petitions at Jubilee House in late 2025, with seven seeking the removal of EC Chair Jean Mensa and her deputies, Dr. Bossman Eric Asare and Samuel Tettey, and three targeting Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng.
As required by law, the President referred the petitions to the Chief Justice for preliminary constitutional scrutiny to determine whether a prima facie case had been established.
The petitioners had alleged misconduct, cronyism, abuse of office, and gross incompetence, which they claimed had resulted in a loss of public confidence in the institutions concerned.
Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, an EC staff member, reportedly filed one of the petitions against the EC leadership, although specific details remain confidential under constitutional provisions.
The Chief Justice’s determination that no prima facie case exists means that the constitutional removal process cannot proceed further.
The outcome was communicated in a statement signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State in charge of Government Communications and Spokesperson to the President.
