Suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has said the removal processes being adopted regarding the petitions against her are not being done in accordance with the law.
According to her, she expected the processes to serve as a means to deepen Ghana’s democracy, considering the fact that “the removal process that I’m involved in as Chief Justice is historic.”
In an address to the State Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Madam Torkornoo she needed to address the state due to the novelty of the matter and how the processes indict the rule of law and Ghana’s democracy as a whole.
“In all of Ghana’s 68-year history as an independent republic, there has never been a hearing for the removal of the Chief Justice. One would therefore have hoped that if such a process becomes necessary, it would provide good guidance and precedent for nation building.
“Unfortunately, every step of the removal process being undertaken against me is being done in a manner that breaks every rule on how justice is delivered in our country. This is why I find the need to draw the nation’s attention to the serious violations of the Constitution and law in the process, and the danger it holds for the development of the nation’s democracy,” she stated.
She added that although she is alone in the ongoing process, the consequences will have repercussions beyond her as a person.
“The second reason for making this statement is though, I’m in the process alone, it affects far beyond me as a person.”
She explained that “this process will affect how all superior court justices and future Chief Justices may be removed from office. It also affects commissioners and heads of independent constitutional bodies set up to protect the freedom and justice of citizens as guaranteed under the 1992 Constitution.”
