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Ghana: Pres Mahama Suspends Chief Justice
Ghanaian Times, 23 April 2025
President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution, suspended the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. Read more »
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Ghana: Mahama's Attempt to Remove Chief Justice Torkornoo Draws Criticism
allAfrica, 23 April 2025
Ghanaian President John Mahama suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, marking the first time a sitting chief justice was suspended in the country's history. Read more »
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Ghana: Petition for Removal of CJ Setback to Ghana's Democracy
Ghanaian Times, 17 April 2025
The Minority in Parliament has described the petition for the removal of the Chief Justice (CJ), Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, as a serious setback to Ghana's democratic… Read more »
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The Conversation Africa, 6 July 2023
Her Ladyship Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo took office as the 15th ,chief justice of Ghana on 12 June 2023. She is the third woman to occupy the position, which is the… Read more »
Mahama's Move Against Ghana Chief Justice Draws Criticism
President John Mahama has suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, marking the first time a sitting chief justice had been suspended in the country's history.
The suspension followed the filing of three undisclosed petitions seeking her removal on grounds permitted by the Constitution, such as incompetence or misconduct. Torkornoo, appointed in 2023 as Ghana's third woman chief justice, survived a dismissal attempt under former President Akufo-Addo, who deemed an earlier petition flawed.
A five-member committee was set to review the case and invite her to respond again before making a final decision. Her suspension drew strong backlash, including from former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, who called it an unprecedented attack on the judiciary's independence.
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President John Mahama has warned his officials of "severe sanctions" if they fail to declare their assets by the end of March in accordance with Ghanaian laws. Mahama said he Read more »
