Rev Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament has stated President John Mahama will go down in history as the president who removed a Chief Justice on grounds of personal dislike.
According to Ntim Fordjour, John Mahama’s pursuit of removing the Chief Justice and replacing her with a politically compliant one, clearly affronts key principles of good governance and is dangerous for the future of Ghana’s democracy.
He asserted that all the reasons cited as the basis for prima facie for the suspension of Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkornoo are farfetched.
Ntim Fordjour in a post on X wrote, “Your Excellency Mr President, under your watch, as part of your reset agenda, politically-motivated witch-hunting has seen the mass termination of thousands of jobs in the public sector. As if that was not enough, your brazen determination to remove the Chief Justice reveals volumes about the real intent behind your reset agenda.
Yes, you may not be the first President to go down in history as the President who removed his Chief Justice on grounds of personal dislike. But that’s certainly not a noble and enviable precedent to follow either. All the reasons cited as basis for prima facie for the suspension of Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkornoo are farfetched”.
He added, “The independence of the Judiciary is paramount to the integrity of our democratic pursuit. Your palpable pursuit of removing the Chief Justice and to replace her with a politically-compliant one, clearly affronts key principles of good governance and dangerous for the future of Ghana’s democracy.
CSOs, faith-based organizations, the diplomatic community and well-meaning Ghanaians are entreated to rise up in fierce resistance to this vindictive and destructive course being championed by our President”.
His comment comes after President John Dramani Mahama suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
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.
See his post below:
Your Excellency Mr President, under your watch, as part of your reset agenda, politically-motivated witch-hunting has seen the mass termination of thousands of jobs in the public sector. As if that was not enough, your brazen determination to remove the Chief Justice reveals…
— John Ntim Fordjour MP (@NtimFordjour) April 23, 2025
