The five-member committee appointed by President John Dramani Mahama to examine petitions against the suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkonoo, is poised to begin its hearings today, Thursday, May 15, 2025.
Chaired by Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, the committee was formed in accordance with Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution, following consultations with the Council of State. This significant step follows the establishment of a prima facie case against the Chief Justice.
In the meantime, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, the Member of Parliament for Effia, has raised questions regarding the decision to suspend the Chief Justice nearly three weeks prior to the committee’s commencement of work.
During an appearance on Point Blank, a segment of Eyewitness News, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, he voiced his concerns about the lack of a clear timeline for the committee’s proceedings.
“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 asserted.
