Africa-Press – Ghana. President John Mahama has removed Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkonoo from office with immediate effect, in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution.
This follows receipt of the report of the Committee constituted under Article 146(6) to inquire into a petition submitted by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr Daniel Ofori.
A statement issued in Accra and signed by Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister of Government Communications, said this was after considering the petition and the evidence, the Committee found that the grounds of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been established and recommended her removal from office.
It said under Article 146(9), the President was required to act in accordance with the committee’s recommendation.
On Monday, the President received the report of the Article 146 Committee of Inquiry into petitions for the removal of the Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
Mr Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, a Supreme Court Judge and Chairman of the Article 146 Committee, presented the report of the Committee to President Mahama at the Presidency in Accra.
In March this year, the President received three petitions pursuant to Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution for the removal of Chief Justice Torkornoo, and the public was made aware of this fact.
The subsequent processes, as dictated by the Constitution and the decisions of the Supreme Court, were followed, culminating in the establishment of the Committee under Article 146, Clause 6 of the Constitution.
The nation was further duly informed, and the Committee commenced its work on May 15, 2025.
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