Former Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo, says the current constitutional processes outlined in Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution for suspending and removing the Chief Justice is unfair and must be reviewed.
She has, therefore, suggested to the Eight-Member Constitutional Review Committee recently set up by the President to consider amendment to the current constitutional provisions to make the processes for removing the Chief Justice more stringent.
She also suggested that any Chief Justice found culpable of misconduct by the five-member committee set by the President must be given the opportunity to go for an appeal since the current arrangement did not make provision for an appeal against the Committee's ruling.
Justice Sophia Akuffo made those proposals when she appeared before the Constitutional Review Committee chaired by Professor H.
