The Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has determined that there is no prima facie case to warrant further investigations into petitions seeking the removal of the Electoral Commissioner, her deputies, and the Special Prosecutor.

According to a statement issued by the Presidency on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, President John Dramani Mahama referred seven petitions calling for the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Jean Mensa and her Deputies, as well as three separate petitions seeking the removal of the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, to the Chief Justice for a determination.

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.

The statement indicated that the petitions were referred to the Chief Justice on November 25, 2025.

By a letter dated January 26, 2026, the Chief Justice informed the President that no prima facie case had been established by the petitions to justify further investigations or removal proceedings against the Electoral Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioners, or the Special Prosecutor.

The statement was signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications.

The development effectively brings closure, at this stage, to the petitions seeking the removal of the affected officeholders.