Petition to Remove EC Chair: Presidential Staffer Slams Jean Mensa
- Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has accused Electoral Commission boss Jean Mensa of misconduct and bias
- Jantuah claimed Mensa sidelined political parties in key decisions, eroding public trust in Ghana’s electoral process
- Her comments follow reports that President John Mahama forwarded petitions to remove Mensa and her deputies
A presidential staffer, Nana Yaa Jantuah, has slammed Jean Mensa over her apparent misconduct as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana.
Speaking on Joy News' AM Show on Tuesday, November 1, 2025, Jantuah claimed Mensa had, among other issues, sidelined some political parties in key decisions.
Source: UGC
This behaviour, according to the presidential staffer, had undermined confidence in the electoral process.
She explained that when Mensa was named as EC chair, many stakeholders expected her to exhibit fairness and professionalism, but she turned out to be a disappointment.
“Let’s be very truthful, Jean changed. I was in IPAC, and even though I wasn’t happy with Charlotte and how she was treated, I was okay when I heard Jean was going to take over because of the IEA.”
“So we saw her as maybe a very strict person, somebody who was astute and credible, but it turned out to be something else,” she added.
She also claimed the EC chair had dismissed concerns raised by the political parties and refused to engage with them.
“Issues that we as political parties are not happy about, we will take them to court, and Jean doesn’t even care. We want to have a discussion with her on matters pertaining to elections; she doesn’t care,” Jantuah further stated.
Is Jean Mensa’s job under threat?
The presidential staffer made these remarks while expressing her views on the petitions filed for the removal of Jean Mensa and her two deputies as commissioners of the EC.
On Monday, December 1, 2025, it emerged in the media that President John Mahama had forwarded 10 petitions to the Chief Justice for the removal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyabeng and Electoral Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa.
The petitions were reportedly submitted by some Ghanaian citizens to the presidency a couple of weeks ago.
Graphic Online reported that seven petitions were filed against Mensa and her two deputies, Dr Bossman Eric Asare, who is in charge of Corporate, and Samuel Tettey, in charge of Operations.
Source: UGC
Guidelines for removing Electoral Commission chair
The foundation of triggering Article 146 is linked to Article 44 (2), which says the Chairman of the Electoral Commission shall have the same terms and conditions of service as a Justice of the Court of Appeal.
Per the dictates of clause 3 of Article 146 of the 1992 constitution, the president, after receiving the petition, can only forward it to the Chief Justice for the determination of a prima facie case.
Clauses four and five state that where the Chief Justice decides that there is a prima facie case, he shall set up a committee, and the committee shall investigate the complaint and shall make recommendations to the Chief Justice, who shall forward it to the President.
Article 146 deals with the removal of justices of superior courts and chairmen of regional tribunals.
Jean Mensa to follow after Charlotte Osei?
YEN.com.gh reported that Jean Mensa became the Electoral Commission chairperson after Charlotte Osei was removed in controversial circumstances.
Osei was removed from office on June 28, 2018, following recommendations by a special committee investigating claims of corruption after a petition.
She was sacked along with her two deputies, Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwa, over alleged incompetence and misappropriation of funds.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
