The Reason Behind The Interdict Of The EC Employees Who Ask

A staff member of the Electoral Commission (EC), Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, has shed light on the circumstances surrounding his interdiction after filing a petition to President John Dramani Mahama seeking the removal of EC Chairperson Jean Mensa.

Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, who has been employed at the EC headquarters since January 2012, acknowledged on Citi FM on November 24, 2025, that he has been absent from work for a considerable amount of time because of an interdiction related to claims regarding Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs).

“I have not been going to work for a while. I have not been fired or resigned. I am under interdiction. “It is a lot,” he remarked.

His interdiction dates back to 2024, when over 10 BVDs were reportedly discovered at a recycling company in Madina.

According to him, those devices were wrongly linked to him, a development he insists is baseless.

It has to do with these BVDs. I do not want to go there, but they were talking false things about me. Yes, the ancient machines, but it is untrue, and they are not with me. He clarified, “That is the full deal.”

Adumadzie also said that although the Commission filed a lawsuit against him, it was unable to provide evidence to support its allegations.

“They sued me, but they were unable to provide any evidence. And I sued them after winning the case for a year,” he remarked.

The EC employee under interdiction emphasised that he did not petition the President because of his interdiction.

He accused the EC Chairperson and her two deputies of wrongdoing and filed the petition under Article 146 of the Constitution.

He clarified that his motivation came from more general worries about the Commission’s accountability and governance.

He mentions twelve alleged wrongdoing grounds in the petition, including extreme incompetence, abuse of position, and cronyism.

He contends that these acts have damaged public trust in the EC and jeopardised Ghana’s electoral system’s legitimacy.

In compliance with constitutional obligations, he has requested that President Mahama transmit the petition to the Chief Justice in order to ascertain whether a prima facie case exists.

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