The Director General of the National Road Safety Authority, Abraham Amaliba, has criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over its reaction to the ongoing process to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office, accusing the party of engaging in mere “legal sophistry.”
This is on the back of President Mahama’s suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo on Tuesday, April 22, following the establishment of a prima facie case based on three petitions seeking her removal.
The decision, made under Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution in consultation with the Council of State, has led to the formation of a five-member committee to investigate the matter.
The NPP, on the other hand has accused the president of political witch hunt in the attempt to have the Chief Justice removed from office
Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, April 26, 2025, Mr. Amaliba insisted that President John Mahama has strictly followed the constitutional procedures outlined in Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.
Mr. Amaliba explained that legal sophistry involves the use of misleading arguments or irrelevant points to distract from the real legal issues
“So far the president has gone in accordance with the provision in Article 146, and nobody can, at this point, fault the president on any processes. So, the procedure is right and everything is on point but the NPP is engaged in legal sophistry, which is trying to bring about things which are not connected to this.
“If you hear a lawyer focusing on the spirit of the law and not the letter of the law, he has lost his case,” he stated.
Addressing claims of political motivation, Mr. Amaliba added, “If it were political, and the Chief Justice had no baggage in her cupboard, the NDC couldn’t have done anything.”