The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called for a fair and constitutionally grounded approach in the ongoing process concerning the possible removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
In a statement issued on Thursday and jointly signed by the National President, Mrs.
Efua Ghartey, and National Secretary, Kwaku Gyau Baffour, the GBA emphasized the need for due process, guided by the "time tested tenets of the Rule of Law." "The GBA also notes the provisions of Article 146 (8), (9) and (10) which indicate that the sittings of the Committee shall be held in camera and the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Council of State, may suspend the Chief Justice," the statement said, pointing to the constitutional framework that governs such proceedings.
The association acknowledged that while the constitutional provisions under Article 146 (6) to (10) prescribe the process for removing a Chief Justice, it remains vital that all parties involved act within the bounds of justice and fairness, especially since the matter is currently sub judice. "While the GBA recognises the constitutional prescriptions for the removal of the Chief Justice under Article 146 (6) to (10) of the Constitution, and mindful of the fact that presently, the entire matter is sub judice, it is the hope and belief of the GBA that the actors involved in the whole process would have the time tested tenets of the Rule of Law as their guiding principles and in its application, follow the Spirit of the Law," the statement read.
