President John Dramani Mahama has suspended the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, following the establishment of a prima facie case concerning three separate petitions submitted against her.
The action, which is in line with Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution, was taken in consultation with the Council of State. A five-member committee has been constituted to thoroughly investigate the allegations outlined in the petitions.
The committee, chaired by Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang of the Supreme Court, includes Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu (Supreme Court Judge), Daniel Yaw Domelevo (former Auditor-General), Major Flora Bazwaanura Dalugo of the Ghana Armed Forces, and Professor James Sefah Dzisah, an Associate Professor at the University of Ghana.
In a statement issued by the Presidency, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, confirmed that the Chief Justice has been suspended with immediate effect pending the outcome of the committee’s work, in accordance with Article 146(10) of the Constitution.
