Chief Justice dismisses petitions to remove EC Boss and Deputies, Special Prosecutor -Presidency confirms

By Francis Kobena Tandoh

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has dismissed petitions by individuals seeking the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) and her two Deputies, as well as the Special Prosecutor, a statement from the Presidency announced Wednesday.

The statement, signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, said the country’s Chief Justice found no prima facie case in the said petitions when forwarded to him for consideration as prescribed by Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.

“Following the receipt of seven petitions from various individuals and groups for the removal of the chairperson of the Electoral Commission and her deputies and three 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 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,” read the statement.

It added, “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.”

Ghana’s president, Mahama, removed Justice Gertrude Araba Torkornoo, the former Chief Justice, from office in September last year after receiving a report by a committee constituted to inquire into a petition submitted by a citizen for the removal of the then Chief Justice. Enditem

Source: Ghana Eye Report

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