Chief Justice’s Legal Maneuvers Questioned

See how Justice Baffoe-Bonnie has fared as Ag. Chief Justice in one month

On Tuesday, 22 April, Ghanaians were informed of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo’s suspension, following numerous hints from leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on social media. Felix Kwakye Ofosu, spokesperson for the President and Minister for Government Communications, announced in a statement that a prima facie case had been established concerning three petitions calling for the removal of the Chief Justic…

Godfred Dame speaks out as he leads Torkornoo’s fight against impeachment

Former Attorney-General Godfred Dame spoke for the first time on his involvement as Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo's lawyer in her fight against her impeachment.

Chief Justice’s Legal Maneuvers Questioned

Legal scholar, Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare, has added his voice to the unfolding legal drama surrounding the suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkornoo, as she seeks sixteen separate reliefs from the Supreme Court in a bid to halt an investigative process into her conduct. Prof. Asare, a Democracy and Development Fellow at CDD-Ghana, described […] The post Chief Justice’s Legal Maneuvers Questioned appeared first on Ghanamma.com.

SC dismisses injunction application of Cences by 4:1 majority decision

By a 4-1 majority decision, the Supreme Court yester­day dismissed an injunction application seeking to bar Presi­dent John Dramani Mahama from carrying out his constitutional duty of following due process of law for the removal of the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Torkonoo, from office. The court, presided over by Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, held that the application filed by Cences, a non-profit organization, was without merit. Consequ…

They’re merely barking – Kwaku Ansa-Asare dismisses Torkornoo’s legal action as toothless

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has criticized suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo’s legal attempt to stop her removal process, describing it as “unconstitutional” and lacking teeth. “The President has not violated any of the chronological stages in the process. Therefore, it will be a very difficult task for anyone to halt it. “It will be a very difficult task for anyone to seek to halt the process,” he said…

Suspended CJ files application to block committee from proceeding with inquiry

By Barbara Kumah The suspended Chief Justice (CJ), Gertrude Torkornoo has filed an interlocutory injunction at the Supreme Court, seeking to stop the five-member committee established by President Mahama from proceeding with an inquiry into three petitions calling for her removal from office. The suit, filed on May 21, 2025, requests several declarations from the court. Justice Torkornoo argues that, based on a proper interpretation of Articles …