No Prima Facie Case Against Electoral Commissioner, Deputies and Special Prosecutor – Chief Justice

President John Dramani Mahama has been informed that no prima facie case has been established in the petitions seeking the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, her Deputies, and the Special Prosecutor.

The decision follows the submission of seven petitions from various individuals and groups calling for the removal of the Electoral Commissioner and her Deputies, as well as three separate petitions seeking the removal 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), President Mahama referred the petitions to the Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, on November 25, 2025, to determine whether they disclosed a prima facie case warranting further action.

By a letter dated January 26, 2026, the Chief Justice informed the President that the petitions did not establish a prima facie case to justify further investigations or proceedings for the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson, her Deputies, or the Special Prosecutor.

The development effectively brings to a close the initial constitutional process triggered by the petitions, as no further steps will be taken in the absence of a prima facie finding.

Read the statement below:

The statement issued  by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, MP and Spokesperson to the President, who also serves as Minister for Government Communications.