Petitions to remove Chief Justice: Kwame Boafo Akuffo writes- Our Country has a history

Activist Calls for Chief Justice’s Removal, Citing Precedent of Osei’s Dismissal

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/activist-calls-for-chief-justices-removal-citing-precedent-of-oseis-dismissal/Ghanaian youth activist Oliver Barker Vormawor has reignited debate over judicial accountability by arguing that the absence of historical precedent should not shield Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from potential removal if grounds exist. His remarks follow a social media post…

Petitions to remove Chief Justice: Kwame Boafo Akuffo writes- Our Country has a history

HAVE WE REAPED THE WHIRLWIND? Our Country has a history. A few years after Independence, Article 44(3) of the First Republican Constitution of 1960 gave our President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the constitutional authority to dismiss the Chief Justice without giving any reason. Article 44(3) provided as follows: “The appointment of a judge as Chief Justice may at any time be revoked by the President by instrument under the Presidential seal.” Today, un…