The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has justified that President John Dramani Mahama’s move to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo from office was fully supported by constitutional provisions.
He explained that the President acted in accordance with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution, which sets out the process for removing a Chief Justice.
The embattled Chief Justice Torkornoo was officially removed from office on Monday, September 1, 2025, after a Committee of Inquiry determined that the allegations of stated misbehaviour brought against her had been substantiated. The committee was established following a petition by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Ofori.
Under Article 146(9) of the Constitution, the President is obligated to act on the committee’s recommendations, which, in this instance, called for her removal.
Speaking to Umaru Sanda on Channel One TV’s Akwatia Watch programme on following the President’s decision, Mr. Kwakye Ofosu indicated that every stage of the procedure had been properly followed legally since it began.
“The role of the President is clearly defined under Article 146, and since March this year, the President has strictly adhered to the constitutional tenets and has done everything in consonance with constitutional provision.
“So it must be emphasised that we have arrived at this juncture because of what the Constitution says and not necessarily what the President believes,” the minister stated while reacting to the development.
