The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Edudzi Tameklo, has questioned how the Minority in Parliament secured what they claim to be the content of the petition for the removal of the Chief Justice from office.
His question comes after the Minority in Parliament, at a press conference, condemned the petition to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, describing it as a blatant attempt to undermine the judiciary's independence.
The MP for Suame, John Darko, who also serves as the Legal Counsel of the Minority Caucus in Parliament, argued that the grounds for the petition-including allegations that the Chief Justice advised the President on judicial promotions and presided over a contentious case-were "flimsy and politically motivated." "We see the spurious petition for the removal of the Chief Justice as a serious setback to our democratic journey," he stated.
But commenting on the issue during a panel discussion on TV3, monitored by GhanaWeb, Edudzi Tameklo, who also doubles as the Director of Legal Affairs, said the process for the removal of Her Ladyship Gertrude Torkornoo is highly confidential and has been handled as such by the Presidency.
