The Supreme Court of Ghana has ruled as moot an application seeking to injunct the president’s removal of top security officials, including the Inspector General of Police.
The case was brought by Iman Africa and Professor Kwabena Enning, who argued that the president should not remove the security capos while a lawsuit challenging his authority to do so remains pending.
The plaintiffs insisted that the president should wait for a final ruling on the matter, expected in May 2025.
However, the five-member panel, presided over by Justice Baffoe Bonney, dismissed the injunction, stating that the pending case does not prevent the president from carrying out his administrative functions.
Following the ruling, the president has proceeded to remove all incumbent security chiefs and appoint new ones.
Presidential aide Joyce Bawa Mogtari defended the decision, emphasizing that the president needs trusted individuals to oversee national security.