'The judiciary should be fiercely independent' - Catherine Afeku

A erstwhile Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Catherine Afeku, has condemned the suspension of the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo.

Addressing the gathering astatine the Save the Judiciary Demo connected Monday, May 5, 2025, she stated that specified actions erode nationalist spot successful antiauthoritarian institutions successful the country.

"The judiciary should run independently to guarantee that 1 receives a just proceeding erstwhile your lawsuit is presented successful court. It is indispensable for the judiciary to support beardown independence. We request the judiciary to beryllium fiercely independent.

"Women of Ghana, emergence up and commune for Chief Justice Torkornoo, arsenic what impacts 1 pistillate impacts america all," she remarked.

The NPP and a conjugation of governmental parties, including the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), National Democratic Party (NDP), People’s National Party (PNP) staged a protestation connected Monday, May 5, 2025, successful effect to the suspension of the Chief Justice, pursuing the determination of a prima facie lawsuit successful the 3 petitions asking for the removal from office.

Protestors person described the suspension of the Chief Justice arsenic an interference successful the judiciary, informing that it undermines the independency of the judiciary.

Following the suspension of the Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has assumed the relation arsenic Acting Chief Justice successful enactment with Article 144(6) of the 1992 Constitution.

The proviso stipulates that the astir elder Justice connected the Supreme Court shall enactment arsenic Chief Justice if the presumption becomes vacant oregon the substantive Chief Justice is incapable to execute his oregon her functions.

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