Justice Gertrude Torkornoo lost her job as Chief Justice of Ghana after President acted on the recommendation of a 5-member committee set up to probe three petitions submitted to the President.
A report from the committee after probing one of the petitions submitted by a private citizen, Daniel Ofori, was presented to the president, leading to the removal of Justice Torkornoo from office as the Chief Justice of the country.
A letter issued by the Secretary to the President, Dr Calister Mahama, to Justice Torkornoo, which has not been refuted by the presidency, gave a summary of the reasons why she was removed.
Among the reasons why the committee found her guilty is an avoidable and reckless dissipation of public funds in her travel with her husband to Tanzania on one occasion, and with her daughter to the United States of America on another occasion.
