Ibrahim Adjei, former Assistant Secretary at the Office of the former President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has cautioned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against pursuing the removal of Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa without substantial evidence of wrongdoing, warning that any such move must be grounded in law, not political retaliation.

Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Monday, June 30, he argued that the push by the NDC to oust the current EC leadership appears to be part of a long-standing political agenda rather than a principled constitutional action.

“The agenda has been set, not today. But what the NDC needs to be guided by is that there has to be a basis upon which you remove the EC Chair. It is not tit-for-tat. Charlotte Osei was accused and found guilty of breaching the Public Procurement Act. You cannot pull something from the air and say this is why we are removing Jean Mensa.”

His comments come in reaction to calls by NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, for the complete removal of the EC’s top hierarchy.

Speaking on Joy News on Wednesday, June 25, Asiedu Nketia accused the Commission of gross incompetence and cited the unresolved parliamentary elections in Ablekuma North as evidence of systemic failure.

However, Ibrahim Adjei insists that any attempt to remove the EC Chair must be rooted in clear constitutional procedures and supported by factual evidence of misconduct. He warned that setting a precedent of politically motivated removals would weaken Ghana’s democratic institutions.

“If you want to remove the Electoral Commissioner, bring evidence of misconduct,” he stressed, adding “we cannot destabilise the electoral process just because of political discomfort.”