Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare, a citizen of Ghana, has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo for alleged misbehaviour and incompetence.
The petitioner, in a letter dated December 17, noted that “The legal basis of my petition is Article 146 (1) of the 1992 constitution of the republic of Ghana [the constitution]. For the avoidance of doubt, my petition focuses on stated misbehaviour and incompetence related to the Chief Justice’s administrative functions as head of the judiciary responsible for its supervision and administration under article 125 (4) of the constitution.”
Article 146 (1) stipulates that a Justice of the Superior Court or a Chairman of a Regional Tribunal shall not be removed from office except for stated misbehaviour or incompetence or on the ground of inability to perform the functions of his office arising from infirmity of body or mind.
In the petition, the complainant insisted that the Chief Justice’s removal is necessary to preserve public confidence in Ghana’s judicial system.
Read full petition below:
PETITION-CJ
