The Presidency has dismissed the applications seeking the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, and her two deputies, as well as the Special Prosecutor, William Kissi Agyebeng.
In all, seven petitions were submitted to the Presidency from different groups and individuals, seeking the removal of the above mentioned public officials from their respective positions.
In line with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution, President John Dramani Mahama forwarded the petitions to the Chief Justice, Paul Kwadwo Baffoe-Bonnie, to establish whether there was a prima facie case in the petitions.
However, a statement from the Presidency signed by the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, and issued on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, noted that the Chief Justice could not establish a prima facie case in the petitions.
According to the constitution, a committee of inquiry would have been constituted to probe the substance of the allegations if a prima facie had been established.
The petitions have therefore been dismissed since the Chief Justice couldn’t establish grounds to necessitate a probe for the removal of the four public officials.
“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 25th November 2025, to determine whether the petitions disclose a prima facie case.
“By a letter dated 26th January 2026, the Chief Justice informed His Excellency the President that no prima facie case has 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 contained.
