The Presidency has announced that petitions seeking to remove the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), her Deputies, and the Special Prosecutor have failed to prove a prima facie case.
According to a statement issued by the Minister for Government Communications and Spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, President John Dramani Mahama had already forwarded the petitions to the Chief Justice in accordance with constitutional requirements.
According to the statement, seven petitions were filed by people and groups attempting to remove the EC Chairperson and her Deputies, as well as three additional petitions calling for the dismissal of the Special Prosecutor.
“In accordance with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 15 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), the President referred the same to His Lordship, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, Chief Justice, on 25th November 2025, to determine whether the petitions disclose a prima facie case,” the statement said.
In a letter dated January 26, 2026, the Chief Justice informed the President of his decision after reviewing it.
“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 continued.
According to Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, before any investigative committee can be established, the Chief Justice must first evaluate a petition for the removal of specific officeholders, including heads of independent constitutional bodies, to see if there is a sufficient basis, or a prima facie case.
Since no further constitutional removal procedures would be started in response to the petitions received, the ruling means that the Special Prosecutor and the leadership of the Electoral Commission will continue to hold their positions.
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Source: newsthemegh.com