Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo, Charles Bawaduah Esq., has stated that Chief Justice Baffoe Bonnie based his judgment regarding Electoral Commission (EC) Chair Jean Mensa on the petitions submitted, rather than on political utterances.

His comments come in response to the petitions submitted to the Chief Justice for the removal of Electoral Commissioner Jean Mensa, her deputies, and her Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP).

"The individuals who submitted the petitions are not the same as those who made the political utterances. The Chief Justice made his judgment based on the contents of those petitions," he said.

According to Mr. Bawaduah, the allegations made against the EC Chair did not meet the necessary legal thresholds.

"Some individuals filed petitions against the EC Chair, and the Chief Justice, upon reviewing those petitions, believes that the evidence presented and the allegations made do not meet the legal threshold," he pointed out.

Mr. Bawaduah, reiterated that, although the Chief Justice found no reason to remove Jean Mensa, he did not claim that nothing had occurred.

"If you examine the excerpts of the Chief Justice's report, it indicates that there are indeed questions regarding the lingering unconstitutionality of some of the actions of the Electoral Commission," he stated.

He elaborated that the contents of the petitions did not warrant further investigations into the issues, noting that the concerns raised were predominantly administrative.

"However, these issues are not sufficient to trigger the next steps, which would involve the committee starting an investigation and determining whether or not the EC should be removed," Mr. Bawaduah highlighted.