The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has every right to contest her removal through the courts.
Speaking on Accra-based Channel One TV, the South Dayi MP stressed that Mrs. Torkornoo could challenge both the findings and recommendations of the committee that recommended her dismissal.
Citing precedent, he said:
“When Charlotte Osei [former Electoral Commission chairperson] was removed under Article 46 procedure, Kweku Baako went to the Supreme Court to challenge it. The Chief Justice can also go to the Supreme Court to challenge the findings and recommendations of the committee, which she has the right to do.”
Mr. Dafeamekpor emphasized that a removal under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution does not necessarily end the matter.
“Nobody should think this is the end. Kweku Baako didn’t find favour with the court. But it doesn’t mean that the findings of the committee cannot be challenged in the Supreme Court; they can,” he added.
Justice Torkornoo was removed from office on Monday, September 1, 2025, after President John Dramani Mahama acted on the recommendation of a committee established under Article 146(6).
The panel, chaired by Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Pwamang, concluded a four-month inquiry and found sufficient grounds for her removal.
A statement from the Presidency said the decision took immediate effect, explaining that Article 146(9) of the Constitution obliges the President to act in accordance with the committee’s recommendations.
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