Today, Thursday, May 15, 2025, the hearings of the five-member committee that President John Dramani Mahama formed to look into petitions against Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, who is now suspended, are scheduled to begin.
The committee, which is led by Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang of the Supreme Court, was established in compliance with Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution after the President conferred with the Council of State. A prima facie case against the Chief Justice was formed prior to this event.
In the meantime, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, the Effia MP, has questioned the justification for the Chief Justice’s suspension almost three weeks prior to the committee’s establishment.
Speaking on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, on Eyewitness News’ Point Blank, he voiced his concern about the lack of a clear schedule for the committee’s work.
“If you check, the last time the president suspended the chief justice was on April 22, 2025, and that is close to about three weeks. My question is, if the committee that has been set up would require more than three weeks to start sitting, why then did you suspend the chief justice?
“Three weeks later, and you are now telling us that the committee is coming to start sitting? Then, you tell us the committee should submit their report after completing their work. Which committee is set up without a timeline? When you set up a committee, you give the committee a timeline,” he stated.
