The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has accused the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) of demanding a flagrant breach of the 1992 Constitution over its call for the reinstatement of suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
Reacting to the GBA's appeal for reconsideration, made during the memorial of the murdered High Court judges on June 30, Mr Ofosu described the Association's stance as "surprising" and "unconstitutional." "It is surprising that no less a body than the Ghana Bar Association can ask for a willful and blatant violation of the 1992 Constitution simply because of the individual involved," he said on JoyNews' Top Story on Monday, June 30.
He argued that the constitutional process triggered against the suspended Chief Justice should not be sacrificed on the altar of sentiment or symbolism, no matter the stature of the person involved.
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