Former Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has accused President John Dramani Mahama of withholding the first two petitions he received seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo for six weeks before informing the public.
This comes amid the Suspended Chief Justice's decision to file a motion at the Supreme Court seeking an interlocutory injunction against the presidential committee set up to investigate petitions for her removal from office.
In an exclusive interview with Channel One News' Legal Correspondent, Hanson Agyemang, Dame, who now serves as legal counsel for the suspended Chief Justice, argued that the President's handling of the petitions violates constitutional procedure.
He contends that President Mahama's delay in disclosing the receipt of the petitions against Chief Justice Torkornoo casts doubt on the transparency and impartiality of the entire process. "He received two petitions in February, kept them to himself, engaged in consultations with the Council of State until the end of March, when he informed the general public without even informing the Chief Justice.
