President John Dramani Mahama has removed the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkonoo, from office with immediate effect.
The decision, according to a statement signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, was taken in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution.
It follows the submission of a report by a committee constituted under Article 146(6) of the Constitution to investigate a petition brought forward by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Ofori.
After a thorough inquiry, the committee concluded that the grounds of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been established against the Chief Justice and consequently recommended her removal.
Per the Constitution, the President is bound to act in line with the committee’s recommendation, hence the removal.
Justice Torkonoo, who was sworn into office in June 2023, becomes the second Chief Justice in Ghana’s Fourth Republic to be removed through constitutional procedures.
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