The Electoral Commission (EC) staff who petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to remove the Commission’s Chairperson, Jean Adukwei Mensa, and her two deputies, says he has been interdicted.
Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, the petitioner, has accused the EC leadership of misconduct, and has initiated the processes for their removal under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.
According to Adumadzie, his decision to get the leadership removed is not based on his interdiction, but rather, what he describes as the deepening problems in the manner the institution is being managed.
He explains that his interdiction stemmed from issues relating to the Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs).
“For a while now, I don’t go to work. I have not resigned, I have not been sacked. I am on an interdiction. It’s a whole lot,” he told Citi FM on Monday, November 24, 2025, explaining that his interdiction was linked to allegations that some old BVDs were found in a refuse dump and somehow traced to him.
However, Adumadzie says the allegations are false.
“It was about these BVDs. They were saying things that were not true about me, but I don’t want to go there. Yes, the old machines, but they are not with me, and it is not even true. That is the whole thing,” he insisted.
He revealed that the EC sued him over the matter but couldn’t prove their case in court. “They sued me and couldn’t prove anything. And for one year I won the case, and I have sued them,” he added.
He explained further that the 12 grounds of the alleged misconduct he cited in his petition for the leadership’s removal has nothing to do with his interdiction, but rather a cause he is embarking to protect the integrity of the election management body.
He noted that the leadership needs to be accountable, citing the three Commissioners of indulging in cronyism, abuse of office, and gross incompetence.
The EC staff believes the actions of the leadership has dwindled the public confidence in the Commission and poses a threat to Ghana’s electoral integrity.
Adumadzie is demanding President Mahama to refer the petition to the Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, to determine whether a prima facie case exist or otherwise, as Article 146 of Ghana’s supreme law stipulates.
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