President John Mahama has forwarded petitions demanding the removal of the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, her two deputies, and the Special Prosecutor to the Chief Justice for the next constitutional steps.
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, confirmed on Monday, December 1, 2025.
“Every process that needed to be done has been undertaken. The process for doing so is quite clear. At this stage, the process has left the hands of the president beyond conveying the petitions to the Chief Justice.
There’s little else that the president does in this particular instance. Everything now rests with the Chief Justice, who I believe will act in accordance with Ghanaian law,” he said.
This development comes after the President received 10 petitions for the removal of two heads of public institutions and two deputies appointed under Article 70 of the Constitution.
Under Article 70(2) of the Constitution, the President appoints the EC leadership on the advice of the Council of State.
Their conditions of service are tied to those of Justices of the superior courts: the EC Chairperson is aligned with a Court of Appeal Justice, while the two deputies share the terms of High Court Justices.
Removals therefore, follow the strict procedures set out in Article 146, which require that any petition be referred to the Chief Justice to determine whether a prima facie case exists before further action can be taken.