Former Speaker of Parliament Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye has criticised the section of Ghana's 1992 Constitution on the removal of the Chief Justice in Ghana.
He does not believe the provisions in the constitution hold a high threshold and believes the law is too porous to be exploited by any person who is the President of Ghana at any time.
His comments follow the unprecedented suspension of the fourth-highest officer in Ghana after sufficient grounds were established to proceed with an investigation into three petitions seeking her removal from office.
Under Article 146(10) of the Constitution and on the advice of the Council of State, President Mahama issued a warrant suspending the Chief Justice with immediate effect, pending the outcome of a 5-member committee tasked with probing the matter.
