President John Dramani Mahama, acting on the advice of the Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has dismissed a petition seeking the removal of Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi from the Supreme Court.
The decision, contained in a letter dated December 4, 2025, was signed by the Secretary to the President, Dr Callistus Mahama, and addressed to the petitioner, Daniel Marfo Ofori-Atta.
According to the letter, the petition—submitted on September 30, 2025—was referred to the Chief Justice in line with Article 146(3) of the 1992 Constitution to determine whether it disclosed a prima facie case warranting further investigation.
However, in a response dated December 2, 2025, the Chief Justice informed the President that the petition failed to meet the constitutional threshold.
“The petitioner’s own evidential material undermines and collapses the factual foundation of the allegations,” the Chief Justice stated, adding that the claims against Justice Kulendi were a distortion of the record and lacked any evidentiary basis.
The allegations centred on claims that Justice Kulendi abused his office to secure bail for his cousin, Richard Jakpa, and attempted to improperly influence the outcome of a case. The Chief Justice concluded that, when assessed against sworn testimony, the petition did not disclose any misconduct capable of grounding a prima facie finding.
“As the constitutional threshold has not been met, no further steps are required. The matter is therefore concluded,” the letter said.
The development was later confirmed by the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, in a social media post.
Background
Daniel Marfo Ofori-Atta had earlier petitioned both the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the President, seeking investigations into Justice Kulendi and his cousin over alleged interference with the administration of justice.
The allegations stemmed from the high-profile case Republic v Cassiel Ato Forson & 2 Others, in which Richard Jakpa—currently Director of Operations at the National Security Secretariat—was the third accused.
Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi was appointed to the Supreme Court on May 26, 2020, following parliamentary approval and was sworn into office by then President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
