The information gathered suggests President John Dramani Mahama has forwarded seven petitions seeking the removal of Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, and her two deputies.
According to the report, President Mahama received 10 petitions for the removal of two heads of public institutions and two deputies appointed under Article 70 of the Constitution.
A news flyer by JoyNews, which was shared on social media, revealed that the two institutions are the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
The Joynews flyer read, “President Mahama refers seven petitions seeking the removal of Jean Menas and her two deputies, and three petitions for the removal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebent to the Chief Justice.
It must be recalled that Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, a former United Nations Senior Governance Adviser, had earlier revealed that a petition had already been sent to Mahama for the removal of Jean Mensa and deputies.
However, last week, news broke of an EC staff member, Joseph Blankson, who petitioned President John Dramani Mahama for the removal of EC Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies, Dr Bossman Eric Asare and Samuel Tettey.
The EC staff member in his petition cited alleged misconduct that he claims threatens the credibility of Ghana’s electoral system.
According to Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, his petition was submitted in line with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.
He, however, refuses to provide details in the petition, adding that it is anchored on 12 counts of stated misbehaviour.
The allegations include “cronyism, abuse of office, and gross incompetence”.
The petitioner added that the conduct of the three senior officials has eroded public confidence in the EC and poses a risk to the integrity and independence of Ghana’s electoral process.
He also argued that his actions are driven solely by the need to safeguard the Constitution and strengthen accountable governance.
However, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Government Spokesperson, has revealed he is not aware of any petition for the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa and her two deputies.
According to Kwakye Ofosu, he has no briefing that there’s any other such petition for the removal of Jean Mensa.
He further added that if there is a petition for the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson and deputies, Ghanaians will be told in the same way, the former Chief Justice petition became a public commentary.
Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, Felix Kwakye Ofosu stated, “I’m not aware of any other petition. At the very least, I don’t have a briefing that there’s any other such petition. But if such a petition exists, and it comes to the attention of the secretary’s office, the public will know, in the same way that the Chief Justice became a matter of public commentary because we put it out first, of course respecting the constitutional processes, the same thing will be done if indeed such a petition has come.”
He further explained why the Mahama administration is publicly updating Ghanaians on sensitive petitions against public office holders.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu explained, “Because, see, there’s a need for transparency and accountability. We hold this office in trust. Ten months ago, I was not the one doing this job. It was somebody else. So it’s not a position that we own. We pass through that position for a brief moment”.
“Whilst doing that, we use the mandate and resources of the people of Ghana to execute our roles. The same people need to know exactly what we are doing with their mandate and resources. If somebody has slapped in a petition about any public office holder, it’s only fair that we tell the public that this is what we have received. This is the defined process for dealing with this sort of thing, and this is what has been done.”
He added, “People shouldn’t just wake up one day and find that the Chief Justice has been… when nobody knew how that started in the first place.”
“It is purely in the interest of transparency and accountability that we keep the people informed, of course, within the confines of the law, so that we don’t do anything that violates the law, because we are not required, or we are not allowed to do that as a government.”
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