Ghana’s parliamentary Minority is sounding the alarm over what they describe as an unjustified move to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office.
In a fiery press briefing held on Wednesday, April 16, the caucus urged the nation’s religious and traditional leaders to step in and counsel President John Dramani Mahama before irreversible damage is done.
According to the group, the petitions reportedly driving the attempt to oust the Chief Justice lack substance and fail to meet the constitutional threshold required for her removal.
John Darko, Legal Counsel for the Minority and Member of Parliament for Suame, delivered a passionate plea, stating that credible sources had confirmed the baseless nature of the petitions.
He warned that the country’s democratic integrity is at stake if such moves are allowed to proceed unchecked.
“To our revered traditional and religious leaders — the time to speak up is now,” Darko declared. “Let us not wait until our democratic institutions are shattered.”
He further criticized the notion of entertaining what he called “frivolous petitions,” stressing that such actions threaten to undermine the very foundation of Ghana’s governance.
“How can a serious country, with a painful political past and a commitment to democracy, indulge in such reckless attempts to dismantle one of its last credible institutions?” he asked.
As the debate over the future of Chief Justice Torkornoo unfolds, all eyes are now on the presidency and how it will respond to mounting pressure from the opposition.
