JUST IN: Running mate petitioned to remove President Mahama

The running mate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in the 2024 presidential election, Wayoe Ghanamannti, has revealed that he has officially filed a petition in Parliament seeking the impeachment of President John Dramani Mahama.

Speaking during a panel discussion on JoyPrime on October 18, 2025, Ghanamannti, who is also a lawyer, said he had submitted the petition under Article 69 of the 1992 Constitution, which outlines the process for removing a sitting president.

According to him, President Mahama has failed to deliver on his promises to end illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, and must therefore be held accountable. He accused the president of deceiving Ghanaians by promising to tackle the menace only to secure votes during the 2024 elections.

“In the 2024 election, I was clear that when we come, galamsey will be off because we are stopping all licences. And at the end of the day, the NDC used the system of being angry about galamsey, capitalised on it so that, ‘let’s put the fire on the NPP.’ They come into power, and it’s the same thing.

“Now we have a gold board that is going behind and buying them (galamsey gold). So both NDC and NPP cannot stop galamsey,” he said.

Ghanamannti further explained that his decision to petition Parliament was based on the need for accountability at the highest level of leadership. “And that is why I’ve brought an action of the highest form of accountability — that we should look at Article 69 and impeach the president. When Parliament comes, the Speaker must look at it. I’ve already submitted this,” he added.

His statement has sparked public interest and debate over whether Parliament will consider the petition and how the process will unfold, given the political implications of such a move against the sitting president…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>