Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has ruled that petitions seeking the removal of Electoral Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa, her two deputies, and Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng do not establish a prima facie case.
The decision was disclosed by the Presidency in a statement issued on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, and signed by the spokesperson to President John Dramani Mahama, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
According to the statement, the President had received seven petitions targeting Mrs Mensa and her deputies—Dr Bossman Eric Asare, in charge of Corporate Services, and Mr Samuel Tettey, in charge of Operations. Three additional petitions sought the removal of Mr Agyebeng.
In line 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 ten petitions to the Chief Justice on November 25, 2025, for a preliminary assessment to determine whether they disclosed a prima facie case.
The petitions cited allegations including cronyism, abuse of office, and gross incompetence. One of them was filed by an Electoral Commission staff member, Mr Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, a database administrator at the Commission’s headquarters, who listed twelve counts of alleged misconduct.
Mr Kwakye Ofosu had earlier stated that the President’s role in such matters is limited to forwarding the petitions to the appropriate authority—in this case, the Chief Justice—and that the President takes no further action unless required after the review.
In a letter dated January 26, 2026, the Chief Justice informed the President that none of the petitions met the constitutional threshold needed to trigger further investigations or proceedings.
The Presidency said no prima facie case had been established, bringing the matter to a close at that stage.
