The Minority in Parliament has called on religious and traditional leaders to advise President John Dramani Mahama on the petitions seeking to remove the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Gertrude Torkornoo.
According to the caucus, the actions taken so far in the process to remove the Chief Justice are a “naked usurpation of the Judicial powers by the President.”
“To our revered traditional leaders and religious leaders, the time to call the president to advise him is now, the time to pray for our country is now. We should not wait until it’s too late,” MP for Suame, John Darko said.
Speaking at an emergency press conference on Wednesday, April 16, he said the caucus had received information that there are attempts to suspend the Chief Justice and replace her with another Judge of the Supreme Court, who they say is a sympathiser of the NDC government.
“We are aware of plans being hatched to invoke article 146 (a) to appoint someone who is a known sympathizer of the NDC government to replace the Chief Justice,” he noted.
He cautioned against accepting “frivolous” petitions, emphasising that such actions are a “serious setback to the democratic journey.”
“How can any serious country, mindful of its past, and desirous of improving its democratic credentials entertain such loose petitions and to orchestrate the destruction of the last bastion of the pillars our democracy,” he stated.
He added: “To the people of Ghana, the call to the foreign partners, the call to our traditional leaders, the call to the civil society organisations in the country to rise up and speak against this usurpation of our judicial powers.”
