Supreme Court dismisses Old Tafo MP’s injunction application against CJ removal process

The Supreme Court has dismissed an injunction exertion filed by the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, challenging the removal process of Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.

The decision, delivered by a five-member sheet of the apex tribunal connected Tuesday, 6th May, was reached by a 3–2 majority. The afloat reasoning down the ruling is expected to beryllium released connected 21st May 2025.

Justices Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, Amadu Tanko, and Yonny Kulendi formed the majority, portion Justices Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu and Ernest Gaewu dissented.

During the proceedings, erstwhile Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, representing the applicant, objected to the inclusion of Acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, connected the panel.

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Mr Dame argued that Justice Baffoe-Bonnie had a idiosyncratic involvement successful the result of the lawsuit and should recuse himself. However, the sheet overruled the objection, deeming it to deficiency merit.

The tribunal held that the objection was unsubstantiated and affirmed that the judicial process would proceed reasonably and independently.

Reacting to the ruling, Mr Dame expressed reservations astir the determination not to exclude the Acting Chief Justice from the panel. He stated:

I find it rather intriguing, to statesman with, that the Acting Chief Justice himself would determine whether to proceed. As I indicated, I find it precise incongruous because, indeed, if determination is immoderate beneficiary from each of these proceedings, the Chief Justice is simply a nonstop beneficiary.

Also addressing journalists aft the ruling, Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai commented:

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We are forgetting that erstwhile a national petitions for thing to beryllium done according to the Constitution, the President has nary powerfulness oregon authorization whatsoever to garbage to transportation retired what the Constitution requires.

To construe this arsenic the President having a idiosyncratic contented with the Chief Justice is neither present nor there.

He further assured that the Chief Justice would beryllium granted a just proceeding regarding the petitions seeking her removal.