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President Mahama petitioned to remove EC Chair, others
President John Mahama has been petitioned to remove EC Chairperson Jean Mensa, along with Dr. Eric Bossman Asare, Samuel Tettey, and Dr. Peter Appiahene, from the Electoral Commission.
The grounds for this petition include a breach of fundamental Human rights under Article 42 of the 1992 Constitution and other Constitutional breaches such as Articles 23,46 & 296.
According to the petitioner, incompetence, bias, actions and inactions undermine public confidence in the impartiality and integrity of the Electoral Commission contrary to Articles 23 and 296 of the 1992 constitution of Ghana.
The petition was sent to the President under the authority of Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution, which provides the procedure for the removal of persons holding Breach of fundamental Human Right, Incompetence and bias.
“On the eve of 2020 elections, the electoral commission issued a communique preventing “eligible” voters in Guan district from participating in parliamentary elections,” the petitioner revealed
National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Executive Committee member and Volta River Authority (VRA) Board Member, Wonder Victor Kutor, has described calls for the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as premature and unjustified.
He argued that there was no evidence to establish that the minister had committed any wrongdoing to warrant such demands.
Speaking on Joy News in Accra on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Mr Kutor questioned what had changed to justify the growing calls for the minister to step down.
He recalled that the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, had earlier indicated that the opposition was not accusing Mr Ablakwa of any wrongdoing.
Mr Kutor, therefore, challenged those demanding the minister’s resignation to provide fresh evidence to support their position.
“The call for the Minister to resign is premature, it is untenable. There is no evidence. I mean, what has he done wrong?” he questioned.
He added that documents, including boarding passes, airline receipts and flight manifests relating to the minister’s return journey, had been provided.
Mr Kutor expressed concern that the calls for Mr Ablakwa’s resignation could discourage young politicians from speaking out against corruption and advocating transparency.
According to him, politicians should not be targeted or maligned for demanding accountability, warning that such treatment could create the impression that speaking against corruption could later become a liability when one is appointed to public office.
He maintained that calling for accountability and transparency should not be used as grounds to target public officials without evidence of wrongdoing.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana will host the Africa Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives (AFESTAC) 2026 alongside Industrial Skills Week Africa (ISWA) 2026 in Accra from December 9 to 12, 2026.
On the back of these programmes, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on corporate Ghana, the media and the general public to support the initiative through partnerships, sponsorships and active participation.
The events, supported by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), will bring together stakeholders to celebrate Africa’s rich cultural heritage, strengthen the creative economy, promote industrial skills development and create employment opportunities for young people.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
