In December 2024, there were reports that the then President, , threw out a petition for the removal of the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, which led to criticisms of the former Head of State.
However, a leaked letter Akufo-Addo wrote to the then Council of State has shown that the former president did not dismiss the petition which was submitted to him by renowned US-based Ghanaian lawyer and scholar, Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, widely known as Kwaku Azar.
The letter, which was shared by the Majority Leader of Parliament, , on social media, showed that Akufo-Addo had started the required legal process for the removal of the Chief Justice.
It was indicated in the letter that Akufo-Addo had asked Justice Torkornoo to respond to the petition for her removal.
