The Director General of the National Road Safety Authority, Abraham Amaliba, has stated that the ongoing process to investigate Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo will continue regardless of planned demonstrations by political parties.
His comments come after a coalition of political parties, including the New Patriotic Party (NPP), announced plans to stage a nationwide demonstration on Monday, May 5, to protest the suspension of the Chief Justice.
The protest, according to organisers, is aimed at defending Ghana’s constitutional order and safeguarding the independence of the judiciary.
The decision to demonstrate was taken during an emergency meeting on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Other participating parties include the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), National Democratic Party (NDP), People’s National Party (PNP), and Ghana Union Movement (GUM).
Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, April 26, 2025, Amaliba said the demonstrations would not derail the constitutional process.
“They can engage in all the demonstrations they want to do but the process will still go on. I don’t think that what they are going to do will stop the president from following the constitution,” he stated.
“I am excited that so far the president has not breached any of the provisions in the law. So, this their demonstration, I don’t know what it is calling for, but it will be an exercise in futility because the president will not go up and beyond his bounds to do things that are unacceptable,” he stated.
On the possibility of Chief Justice Torkonoo returning to office, Amaliba said the outcome would depend entirely on the evidence she presents before the committee set up to investigate the petitions against her.
“I don’t know. But if she can exonerate herself, she will be made to come back. It all depends on the kinds of evidence that she is going to go to the committee with which will exonerate her or she will fail at that level.”
“Let us not jump the gun,” he added.