President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has described the financial misconduct that led to the dismissal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as serious enough to warrant imprisonment in other jurisdictions.
His comments follow President John Dramani Mahama’s September 1, 2025, decision to remove Justice Torkornoo from office on the recommendation of a constitutional committee.
The Article 146 Committee found her guilty of financial misconduct after she billed the Judicial Service for personal trips in 2023, including a visit to Tanzania with her husband and to the United States with her daughter.
The report noted that per diem allowances were unlawfully extended to her family members, describing the act as a “reckless dissipation of public funds” and “unjustifiable in law or policy.”
Speaking on Channel One TV on Saturday, September 6, Mr. Cudjoe criticised the impropriety, branding it an “unwarranted imprest.” He dismissed arguments that finance officers should have offered better guidance.
“She was the head of the judiciary; she knows the law. The excuse that she didn’t know and needed guidance is neither here nor there. In other countries, she would have been in jail by now,” he stated.
Mr. Cudjoe further urged Ghanaians not to politicise the matter, stressing that accountability must remain at the heart of public service.
Source: Adomonline
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