The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court, requesting the court to declare the consultation process with the Council of State by President regarding the removal of the Chief Justice as unconstitutional.
In the application, filed through his legal team, Dame and Partners Unlimited, Assafuah suggests that, upon a proper interpretation of the 1992 Constitution by the apex court, the Chief Justice must be provided with copies of the petitions presented to the president for her removal before the president can consult with the Council of State regarding her removal.
Assafuah expressed the view that Article 146 of the Constitution mandates the president to notify the Chief Justice about the petition seeking her removal and to seek her opinion on the matter before proceeding further.
He is therefore asking the court to declare that President Mahama's failure to comply with the processes outlined in the Constitution, and his decision to forward the petitions to the Council of State for further action, is null, void, and of no effect.
