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PNP Berates Mahama PNP Berates Mahama

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Janet Nabla The People’s National Party (PNP) has taken exception to “President John Dramani Mahama’s alleged attempt to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office.” In a release, Janet Nabla, the Chairperson of the party, described the attempt as a betrayal of the trust women have placed in him. The party while expressing disappointment, argued that Mahama’s actions contradict his campaign pledges to empower women. The controversy st…

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GBC Ghana Online

President Mahama gives Chief Justice 10-day ultimatum to respond to petitions

President John Dramani Mahama has given Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo 10 days to respond to three petitions calling for her removal from office. The Chief Justice had earlier written to the President requesting copies of the petitions. In response, Dr Callistus Mahama, Executive Secretary to the President, said in a letter that she must submit her preliminary response within 10 days. This would help the President consult w…

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Ghana Center for Democratic Development

The Petition to Remove the Chief Justice - Ghana Center for Democratic Development

On Tuesday, March 25, Ghanaians were informed that the President had began a consultative process with the Council of State in response to three petitions seeking the removal of the Chief Justice. There is no additional information in the public domain yet regarding who the petitioners are and the grounds upon which they seek her removal. Nonetheless, removing a Chief Justice from office before their tenure in office is over is an extremely weig…

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Chief Justice faces 10-day ultimatum over removal petitions

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo has ten days to respond to three petitions seeking her removal from office, following a directive from President John Dramani Mahama. The petitions, which have sparked widespread debate, question her conduct and suitability to remain in office. Although details of the allegations have not been publicly disclosed, the Chief Justice now faces a critical deadline that could shape the next steps in the legal and const…

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PNP Berates Mahama PNP Berates Mahama

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Justice, Power, and Timing: Why the Chief Justice needn’t see petitions against her too soon

The recent controversy surrounding petitions against Ghana’s Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has exposed a procedural tightrope our democracy must walk; how to balance due process for the accused with necessary protection for those who dare challenge power. As the nation watches YET ANOTHER constitutional drama unfold, a question cuts to the heart of our judicial principles: At what point should the Chief Justice receive copies of peti…

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ghanamma.com

Petition against Chief Justice lawful

While all the lawyers and experts who spoke to the Daily Graphic in separate interviews described the process as a lawful constitutional exercise, some called for constitutional reforms to adequately safeguard the independence of the judiciary The initiation of the process that could lead to the removal of the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, […] The post Petition against Chief Justice lawful — Lawyers appeared first on Ghanamma…

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