Prof Aning, IMANI run to Supreme Court to block President Mahama from removing IGP, other security heads

IMANI Ghana and security expert Prof. Kwesi Aning have petitioned the Supreme Court to prevent the President from dismissing the Inspector-General of Police and other security agency heads until a pending case on the matter is resolved in May 2025.

The plaintiffs argue that any dismissal before the court's ruling would be unjust to the affected officials.

Their legal action follows widespread reports suggesting that the President plans to replace the Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare and other key security officials.

In the suit, the plaintiffs prayed the court that “In the circumstance, I humbly and respectfully pray the honourable court for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Defendant/Respondent its principals, including His Excellency the President of the Republic, the respective Council of the Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Police Service, National Fire Service, Ghana Prisons Service, and whomsoever or however described from removing, terminating, dismissing, sacking, suspending or whichever way described; the Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service, the Comptroller of the Ghana Immigration Service, the Director General of the National Fire Service and the Inspector General of Police from their respective positions as Heads of the Ghana Prisons Service, the Ghana Immigration Service, the Ghana National Fire Service and the Ghana Police Service pending the final determination of the suit.”

The suit added, “That without a doubt, the suit, which raises very serious constitutional issues and with the balance of convenience heavily tilting in favour of the Applicants this application has merit. That the Defendant suffers no injury, should the application be granted, especially since, the decision is in no way far to be delivered; and more so, since, in the event, Plaintiffs do not emerge victorious in the final action, the Executive will not be proscribed in exercising their rights of removal of any of these heads. That this is an apposite case which is just and convenient, that the instant application is granted."