The National Chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has called for legal processes to take their due course in the removal of the Chief Justice of the Republic, Gertrude Araba Torkonoo.
Using a proverbial statement, Asiedu Nketiah emphasized the dangers of blaming the Chief Justice during her final days in office. He suggested that anyone calling for her dismissal might even face consequences.
Speaking in an interview on Radio Gold on April 18, 2025, he stated, “When an old woman is about to die, she becomes very dangerous; anybody who would say she should die might even die before her. That is why I don’t want to add my voice to her court issue. The court should decide.”
He added, “Even before we came to power, I was calling for a reset in the judiciary, the Electoral Commission, and most of the agencies.”
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court adjourned again on April 16, 2025, hearing the application seeking to injunct the President and Council of State from determining whether there is a prima facie case in the petitions seeking the removal of the Chief Justice.
One of the five Justices presiding over the case, His Lordship Samuel Asiedu, was absent when the case was called. Presiding Judge, Her Ladyship Henrietta Mensah Bonsu, explained that they “have had problems and for unavoidable reasons have to adjourn.”
She thus adjourned the case to May 6, 2025.
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