Rumours are swirling that President John Dramani Mahama has allegedly suspended Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, revealed that the president had received three separate petitions calling for the removal of the Chief Justice.
In response, the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, filed a writ at the Supreme Court, seeking a declaration that President Mahama's decision to forward the petitions to the Council of State for consultation is unconstitutional.
According to the MP, the constitution mandates that the president must first notify the Chief Justice of the petitions and allow her the opportunity to respond before consulting the Council of State.
