The peitition was filed for the removal of Jean Mensa and Kissi Agyebeng
President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed multiple petitions calling for the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), her deputies, and the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
A total of ten (10) petitions were submitted to President Mahama for the removal of EC Chairperson Jean Mensa and her deputies, as well as the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, and were forwarded to the Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie.
According to a statement issued by the Spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwakey Ofosu, on Wednesday, the President dismissed the 10 petitions that were submitted after Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie determined that no prima facie case had been established in the petitions.
“Following the receipt of seven (7) petitions from various individuals and groups for the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission and her Deputies, and three (3) petitions for the removal of the Special Prosecutor, President John Dramani Mahama, in accordance with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 15 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), referred same to His Lordship, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, Chief Justice, on 25 November 2025, to determine whether the petitions disclosed a prima facie case.
“By a letter dated 26 January 2026, the Chief Justice informed His Excellency the President that no prima facie case had been established by the petitions to warrant any further investigations for the removal of the Electoral Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners and the Special Prosecutor,” the statement reads.
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