Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansah-Asare, has criticised the petition seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, calling it "mischievous" and urging that it be dismissed.
The petition, filed on December 17, 2024, by Ghanaian-American professor and lawyer Stephen Kwaku Asare, accuses Chief Justice Torkonoo of constitutional and administrative breaches, claiming that her actions have undermined the credibility and integrity of the Judiciary.
Asare argues that the removal of the Chief Justice is necessary to preserve public confidence in Ghana's judicial system.
The petition, based on alleged misconduct and incompetence, is grounded in Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, which outlines the process for the removal of a Chief Justice.