Private legal practitioner and Ghana Bar Association member, Justice Abdulai, has publicly endorsed President John Dramani Mahama’s suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, arguing that the measure is both constitutionally sound and procedurally proper.
His defence comes in direct response to a recent resolution by the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), which labelled the suspension unlawful and urged its immediate reversal.
Speaking on Channel One TV on Saturday, 3 May, Justice Abdulai dismissed the GBA’s resolution as lacking legal merit.
“I completely disagree with the resolution and every single letter in the resolution that was passed,” he stated, emphasising his belief that the President and the Council of State acted entirely within their constitutional remit.
He further explained that both the President and the Council of State appropriately considered all material information when determining the existence of a prima facie case.
“The response of the CJ is not ordinarily supposed to form part of the basis for the determination whether or not a prima facie case has been made. However, in this particular case, considering that these advances were made and accepted by the President, it means that the Council of State and the President took into consideration the response of the CJ and came to the determination that indeed, a prima facie case has been determined,” he revealed.
Justice Abdulai concluded by reaffirming his confidence in the legality of the process.
He insisted that the suspension was neither arbitrary nor capricious but reflected a thorough application of constitutional procedures designed to uphold the integrity of Ghana’s judicial system.