The Supreme Court has ruled against an injunction seeking to restrain President John Mahama from removing immediate past Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare and other security agency heads.
A five-member panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice Paul Baffoe Bonney, delivered the ruling on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
The court held that the application for an interlocutory injunction does not prevent the President from carrying out his administrative duties.
The application, filed by Imani Ghana and security expert Prof. Kwesi Aning, aimed to prevent the President from replacing the heads of security services until a final ruling on a pending constitutional interpretation case.
The applicants argued that removing these officials before the court’s final decision would be unfair.
Substantive Case
The main case, filed last year, seeks clarification on the President’s authority to terminate or remove heads of security agencies unless based on proven misconduct or misbehavior. The affected positions include:
Chief Fire Officer of the Fire Service
Inspector General of Police
Director General of the Prisons Service
Comptroller General of the Immigration Service
The Supreme Court has set May 7, 2025, to deliver judgment on the substantive case.
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