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Chief Justice finds no prima facie case in petitions against EC Chair and Special Prosecutor
The Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has ruled that petitions seeking the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, her Deputies, and the Special Prosecutor do not disclose a prima facie case.
President John Dramani Mahama had referred a total of ten petitions to the Chief Justice on November 25, 2025, following submissions from individuals and groups calling for the removal of the officials.
The petitions included seven against the Electoral Commission leadership and three against the Special Prosecutor.
In a letter to the President dated January 26, 2026, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie stated that the petitions did not establish sufficient grounds to warrant further investigations.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister and Spokesperson to the President, confirmed the decision, noting that no action will be taken based on the petitions.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President John Dramani Mahama this afternoon visited two survivors of Saturday’s Burkina Faso terrorist attack currently on admission at the 37 military hospital in Accra.
The survivors, were among Ghanaian tomato traders on board a truck, which was ambushed by armed bandits in northern Burkina Faso.
President Mahama, who was accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, commiserated with the victims and assured them their bills will be absorbed by government.
The president, who was in Takoradi earlier in the morning to open the Minerals Commission’s Local Content Summit, went straight to the hospital from the airport to visit the injured traders.
Seven other Ghanaian traders were killed in the attack and have since been buried.
The survivors were successfully transported home by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has directed the summoning of the Russian Ambassador to Ghana, Sergei Berdnikov, following what the Government describes as the unlawful publication of sexually explicit images of Ghanaian women.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a press release issued on Tuesday, explained that the move was in response to allegations that a supposed Russian national shared intimate images of the victims without their consent, an act it noted clearly breaches Ghanaian law.
The Ministry indicated that the summons was intended to register Ghana’s strong protest and to seek Russia’s cooperation in pursuing justice.
Ambassador Sergei Berdnikov, according to the statement, acknowledged the seriousness of the matter, including concerns about privacy, dignity, and cybercrime, and conveyed Russia’s readiness to cooperate.
He, however, noted that he could not confirm the nationality of the individual involved, adding that the name circulating in the media does not appear to be a known Russian name and rather carries an inappropriate meaning in the Russian language.
The Ministry assured the public of the Government’s determination to ensure accountability, stressing that it would rely on Ghana’s cordial bilateral relations with Russia and explore all available international mechanisms to apprehend the suspect.
It added that efforts to secure justice would continue despite the absence of a legally binding extradition treaty between the two countries.
By: Jacob Aggrey
