In a moment that stunned many and stirred fresh debate, Electoral Commission Chair Jean Mensa resurfaced at a packed prayer rally over the weekend far from the corridors of power and controversy that have defined her tenure.
The once heavily guarded EC boss was spotted at the Accra Sports Stadium during the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD) Ghana Prayer Conference, organized by Nigerian televangelist Pastor Jerry Eze.
Her appearance, captured in a viral video, showed her testifying about a healing miracle, prompting cheers from the crowd.
“Papa, this young lady came here with pain in her shoulder… but after you asked that they should do what they had not done before, she started,” Mensa declared, drawing applause.
But while Jean Mensa may have found spiritual renewal, the political storm around her role in Ghana’s electoral system continues to rage.
Six months after the 2024 general election won decisively by John Dramani Mahama and the NDC a petition calling for Mensa’s removal remains untouched.
Filed in January 2025 by Daniel Ofosu-Appiah, the petition accuses Mensa and her deputies of incompetence, bias, and constitutional violations. It invokes Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution and demands the removal of Mensa, Dr. Bossman Asare, Samuel Tettey, and Dr. Peter Appiahene.
The document alleges gross misconduct, human rights breaches, and a pattern of electoral mismanagement that has eroded public trust.
And it’s not just civil society pushing for change.
Both the NDC and the NPP Ghana’s two dominant political parties have now aligned in calling for the EC leadership to go. NDC Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, was blunt:
“There has to be a change. The three top leadership must all go. They have managed the commission so badly.”
He cited unresolved elections, disenfranchisement of constituencies like SALL, and a troubling pattern of administrative failure.
“Six months after the election, and we still don’t have an elected MP. That must tell you something is wrong,” he said.
Even the NPP, which appointed the current EC team, has turned. General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong slammed the Commission’s decision to call a re-run in 19 polling stations in Ablekuma North, calling it “unwarranted” and “a clear case of incompetence.”
“The NPP will support any legitimate demand for the removal of the EC Chair and her deputies,” he said.
IMANI-Africa’s Franklin Cudjoe has also joined the chorus, urging the Mahama administration to act swiftly just as it did with the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
Meanwhile, CHRAJ has dismissed the EC’s objection to its jurisdiction in a corruption probe involving the procurement and disposal of biometric equipment, signaling that scrutiny of the Commission is far from over.
As Jean Mensa lifts her hands in prayer, the nation watches closely. The calls for accountability are growing louder. And the question remains: will the government act, or will the petition continue to gather dust?