Private legal practitioner and activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has described the dismissal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo as a moment of reckoning for Ghana's judiciary, warning that the country's justice system is "not fit for purpose" and must undergo urgent reforms.
Barker-Vormawor made these remarks in a statement shared on X on September 1, 2025, following President 's announcement of Justice Torkornoo's removal.
The outspoken activist argued that the Chief Justice's dismissal should not be viewed as a victory but rather as a symbol of institutional failure. "A chief justice has been removed.
But as someone who has had a front row seat through the process, hear me clearly, when I say there is nothing to celebrate here. 2. "The removal of the Chief Justice is not a victory, but the closing act of a disappointing chapter.
