The Member of Parliament for Assin South, , has accused President of suspending Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkornoo on grounds of personal dislike, labeling the move a dangerous assault on the judiciary's independence and Ghana's democratic principles.
The suspension, announced on April 22, 2025, marks a historic first in Ghana, as no president has previously taken such action against a Chief Justice.
In a post on his social media page on April 23, 2025, Ntim Fordjour criticised Mahama's "reset agenda," alleging that it has led to politically motivated actions, including the mass termination of thousands of public sector jobs and now the suspension of Chief Justice Torkornoo. "Your Excellency Mr President, under your watch, as part of your reset agenda, politically motivated witch-hunting has seen the mass termination of thousands of jobs in the public sector," he wrote.
He further claimed that the president's "brazen determination to remove the Chief Justice reveals volumes about the real intent behind your reset agenda." President Mahama suspended Chief Justice Torkornoo with immediate effect on April 22, 2025, following three petitions filed against her alleging misconduct.
