Supreme Court Dismisses Application Against CJ’s Suspension

A demonstration organized by four opposition parties took place on Monday, May 5, in Accra, the capital of Ghana, to protest the suspension of the President of the Supreme Court last month as part of an investigation that could lead to his removal. At the forefront of the protest, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) accuses the head of State, John Dramani Mahama, of breaking the separation of powers in the country by making such a decision.

Supreme Court dismisses injunction against Chief Justice removal - Ghana Business News

Chief Justice Torkornoo The Supreme Court, in a 3-2 majority decision, has dismissed an injunction application seeking to stop the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo.  The five-member panel, presided over by Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has scheduled May 21, 2025, to deliver detailed reasons for the decision.  Justices Baffoe-Bonnie, Amadu Tanko, and Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi formed the majority. Justices Henrietta Me…

President Mahama’s alleged third-term agenda: Constitutional reality or political noise? - Live Ghana TV

The suspension of the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, effective 22nd April, has sparked intense legal and political debate, with President John Mahama and the Council of State coming under sharp scrutiny in recent days. At the forefront of the criticism is the leadership of the main opposition party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which has expressed strong reservations about the directive. While the party…

JM, Touch Not The Anointed

President John Mahama and Justice Gertrude Tokornoo   This is the time of year true friends check on each other and find out their ‘how far’ as they say. Completely absent-minded I called my nephew Eric and said I was on my way to his office only to be told. ‘I am no longer at the Ministries. I have been Reset, and currently at home.’ The word Reset, originally well intended has acquired such a bad odor, people take to their heels hearing reset …

Supreme Court Dismisses Application Against CJ’s Suspension

The Supreme Court of Ghana has dismissed an application filed by a Member of Parliament for Old Tafo and New Patriotic Party (NPP) legislator, Hon. Ekow Vincent Assafuah, challenging the President’s suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.  The court, by a 3-2 majority ruling, held that there was no legal basis to overturn the President’s decision, effectively putting to rest a constitutional showdown over the authorit…

Coalition of Political Parties demo… demands reversal of CJ’s suspension

A large crowd of supporters of the Coalition of Political Parties, yesterday hit the streets of Accra, to protest against the suspension of the Chief Justice (CJ), Justice Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkor­noo, and the dismissal of some public service appointees. The demonstration, among oth­er issues, demanded the President, John Dramani Mahama, to reverse his decision to suspend the Chief Justice, and to reinstate the sacked public service appointe…