A Ghanaian citizen, Ebenezer Osei-Owusu, has taken legal action against President John Dramani Mahama and the Council of State to halt the process of removing Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo from office, as outlined in Article 146(6) of the Constitution.
The action, filed at the Supreme Court on March 27, 2025, comes after the presidency revealed that it had received three separate petitions calling for the Chief Justice's removal.
A letter from the Spokesperson of the government, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, dated March 25, stated that President Mahama had forwarded these petitions to the Council of State for advice and potential further action.
In his lawsuit, the plaintiff, Osei-Owusu, argues that the President overstepped his constitutional authority by forwarding the petitions without first determining a prima facie case against the Chief Justice and providing her with copies of the petitions.
