The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Legal Director, Edudzi Tamakloe, has said the party maintains its stand that the Electoral Commission’s leadership must be removed.
According to Edudzi Tamakloe, despite the Chief Justice’s dismissal of petitions seeking their removal, the NDC still maintained its call for the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa and deputies to be removed.
He stressed that the Chief Justice’s decision will not alter the NDC’s position.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, February 19, Edudzi Tamakloe stated, “I want to make the point that the NDC still believes that the current composition of the Electoral Commission and how they have conducted their work over the past five years leaves much to be desired”.
“From what I am reading, it does appear that the Chief Justice has taken the position that the matters raise very serious administrative and constitutional issues, and so possibly the fault is not Article 146 alone. Those matters can be litigated in a different place other than the Supreme Court,” he noted.
His comments follows the announcement by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Government Communications Minister, who revealed that the Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, found no prima facie determination on petitions against the Electoral Commissioner Jean Mensa, her deputies, and the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng.
It will be recalled that President Mahama referred seven petitions calling for the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa and her Deputies and Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, to the Chief Justice for a determination on November 25, 2025.
The referral was made in accordance with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 15 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), to ascertain whether the petitions disclosed a prima facie case.
However, a statement issued by the Presidency on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, read, “Following the receipt of seven (7) petitions from various individuals and groups for the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission and her Deputies, and three (3) petitions for the removal of the Special Prosecutor, President John Dramani Mahama, in accordance with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 15 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), referred same to His Lordship, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, Chief Justice, on 25 November 2025, to determine whether the petitions disclosed a prima facie case.
By a letter dated 26 January 2026, the Chief Justice informed His Excellency the President that no prima facie case had been established by the petitions to warrant any further investigations for the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Deputy Commissioners and the Special Prosecutor.”This determination means no committee will be formed, and no further proceedings for removal will take place based on those petitions”.
Also, before the Chief Justice decision, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has stated, majority of Ghanaians want the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa and deputies gone.
The NDC General Secretary backed calls for the removal of Jean Mensa and her deputies from office, arguing that public opinion would overwhelmingly support the removal of EC officials if an independent assessment were conducted.
According to Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, calls for accountability are not driven by party executives but by the collective will of the Ghanaian people.
Speaking on JoyNews on December 17, 2025, Fifi Kwetey stated, “I’m not going to jump the gun. I want to say that if the petitions have been submitted, let the due process be followed”.
“For me, that’s the biggest crime that can ever be committed. Any group that supervises that has clearly no reason to remain in office. That’s the biggest crime you can commit in any democracy to take away the right of people from being represented.
“So, it’s not so much about what I want, it’s about what I think is wrong,” he indicated.
He added, “If you could commission an independent survey to gain the sentiment of the people of Ghana, I believe that a vast majority of Ghanaians would want them gone too”.
“So, I don’t think it’s anything to do with a General Secretary or the National Chairman. I think the people of Ghana would want them gone too,” Fifi Kwetey argued.