The Presidency has announced that the Chief Justice has found no prima facie case in petitions seeking the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, her deputies, and the Special Prosecutor.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, and signed by the Minister for Government Communications and Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Presidency disclosed that seven petitions were received from various individuals and groups calling for the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson, her two deputies, and the Special Prosecutor.
According to the statement, President John Dramani Mahama, acting in accordance with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 15 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), referred the petitions to the Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, on November 25, 2025, for a determination on whether a prima facie case had been established.
The petitions targeted the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Jean Mensa, her two deputies, and the head of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
However, by a letter dated January 26, 2026, the Chief Justice informed the President that no prima facie case had been established to warrant further investigations into the removal requests.
“The Chief Justice has advised 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 said.
The development effectively brings the matter to a close, as the constitutional process requires the establishment of a prima facie case before any formal investigative committee can be set up to probe allegations against such officeholders.
