Petition to remove Justice Yonny Kulendi dismissed

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 Yonny Kulendi from office as a Justice of the Supreme Court.

The update was shared on the X page of the Minister of State in Charge of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.

According to the post, the petition was dismissed because a prima facie case was not established.

“In the matter of a petition brought against Justice Yonny Kulendi, the following facts suffice. The president forwarded the petition to the Chief Justice to determine whether or not there was a prima facie case in accordance with Article 146 of the Constitution.

"The Chief Justice wrote to the president indicating that the petition did not disclose a prima facie case. The president has communicated this determination to the petitioner," he wrote.

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Daniel Marfo Ofori-Atta filed the petition on October 2, 2025, seeking Justice Kulendi’s removal.

This followed a similar petition he submitted to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, requesting an investigation into Justice Kulendi and his cousin, Richard Jakpa, over alleged attempts to interfere with the administration of justice.

“The petition that I have filed at the CID headquarters is not the only petition that I have filed. I have also invoked the necessary and relevant provisions of the Ghanaian constitution. I have petitioned the President for the removal of Justice Yonny Kulendi as a justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana,” Ofori-Atta said.

The petition is linked to the high-profile trial in the case of the Republic versus Cassiel Ato Forson and 2 others, in which Jakpa, currently the Director of Operations at the National Security Secretariat, was the third accused.

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Ofori-Atta alleged that Justice Kulendi attempted to obstruct justice, violating the code of conduct expected of a Supreme Court judge.

He claimed that these actions constitute stated misbehaviour, making Justice Kulendi unfit to hold office.

Read the post below:

In the matter of a petition brought against Justice Yonny Kulendi, the following facts suffice.

1) The President forwarded the petition to the Chief Justice to determine wether or not there was a prima facie case in accordance with Article 146 of the Constitution.

2) The Chief…

— Felix Kwakye Ofosu (@FelixKwakyeOfo1) December 16, 2025