President John Mahama has, with immediate effect, dismissed Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
The announcement was made in a statement issued by the Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, on Monday, September 1, 2025.
The statement explained that the decision follows the receipt of the report from the committee instituted to probe three petitions seeking her removal.
President Mahama on April 22, 2025, suspended Justice Torkornoo in accordance with Article 146(6) of the Constitution.
The decision followed consultation with the Council of State, which determined that a prima facie case had been established in relation to three petitions seeking the removal of the Chief Justice.
The President has consequently established a committee, in compliance with Article 146(6) of the Constitution and in consultation with the Council of State, to look into the petitions which have been referred to them.
The five-member committee is chaired by Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, Justice of the Supreme Court.
Other members include Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, Justice of the Supreme Court; Daniel Yaw Domelevo, former Auditor-General; Major Flora Bazwaanura Dalugo of the Ghana Armed Forces; and Professor James Sefah Dzisah, Associate Professor at the University of Ghana.
The committee presented its report to the President on Monday, September 1.
The embattled Chief Justice before her removal, was challenging the suspension at the ECOWAS court, amidst calls from the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), the Bar Council of England and Wales, and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association for her reinstatement.
