By Sarah Baafi
The Chief Justice has ruled that petitions seeking the removal of the Electoral Commission’s chairperson, her Deputies, and the Special Prosecutor do not establish a prima facie case, effectively bringing the bid to an end.
A statement issued by the Presidency on Wednesday said the decision followed the submission of seven petitions calling for the removal of the chairperson of the Electoral Commission and her deputies, as well as three separate petitions seeking the removal of the Special Prosecutor.
According to the statement, President John Dramani Mahama, acting in line 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. The referral was to enable the Chief Justice to determine whether the petitions disclosed a prima facie case warranting further investigation.
However, in a letter dated January 26, 2026, the Chief Justice informed the President that none of the petitions met the constitutional threshold required to trigger further proceedings.
“As a result, no prima facie case has been established by the petitions to warrant any further investigations for the removal of the Electoral Commission chairperson, deputy commissioners, and the Special Prosecutor,” the statement said.
The announcement brings clarity to weeks of public speculation surrounding the fate of the heads of the Electoral Commission and the Office of the Special Prosecutor, institutions considered central to Ghana’s democratic governance and anti-corruption framework.
With the Chief Justice’s determination, the Electoral Commission leadership and the Special Prosecutor remain in office, and the matter is considered conclusively settled under the Constitution.
