Sammy Gyamfi the acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) has levelled some shocking allegations at the suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkonoo.
According to Sammy Gyamfi the suspended Chief Justice blew state funds on her family’s private trip.
He alleged that Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkonoo spent nearly GH₵260,000 on business class air tickets and approximately $30,000 in per diem allowances for her family during the trip.
Speaking on Asempa FM Sammy Gyamfi stated, “If you are a Chief Justice and you are going on a private trip, the policy mandates you to travel with only one person your bodyguard or security detail. That is the only person whose cost can be borne by the state. If the Chief Justice takes anyone else, she must fund the trip with her own money”.
The Chief Justice travelling abroad, took her husband, and her two daughters on her own private travels. In her own respond she asserted it was a private trip. She went along with her husband and daughter and carried taxpayers’ money of about 2.6 billion old cedis, for a business class ticket for a private travel for her vacation”, he added.
Sammy Gyamfi further added, “After paying for the tickets she also took taxpayers’ money and paid them per diem in dollars. How can anyone justify this? This is why all the Council of State members agree the issue should be looked into. She used public funds — the taxes of struggling Ghanaians — to finance a private family trip. Not even economy class, but business class tickets for her entire family. She even shared dollar per diems with them. That’s why the Council of State is unanimously calling for a thorough investigation into this matter”.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
According to the presidency communication signed by the Minister of Government Communication, John Mahama suspended the Chief Justice following a prima facie case being determined against her by the Council of State.
John Dramani Mahama has also set up a five-member Committee to probe petitions against Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo following her suspension.
The committee is composed as follows:
Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, Justice of the Supreme Court – Chairman
Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu, Justice of the Supreme Court – Member
Daniel Yaw Domelevo, Former Auditor-General – Member
Major Flora Bazwaanura Dalugo, Ghana Armed Forces – Member
Professor James Sefah Dzisah, Associate Professor, University of Ghana – Member
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Sammy Gyamfi reveals how Justice Gertrude Torkonoo spent public funds on his family which was against the law. #AbanPapaAba pic.twitter.com/eIlz10baYE
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