The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has described Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo’s response to the petitions seeking her removal as damning.
In an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gold Board (Goldbod) said the responses are even more damning compared to the allegations made in the three petitions.
Mr. Gyamfi claimed that Justice Torkornoo, in her response, admitted to misbehaviour and unlawful conduct.
“I am happy I did not intercept the petitions; if I had, people would have said it was because my party is in power. But I intercepted the responses through someone, and they are more damning than the petitions themselves,” he said.
However, he did not explicitly disclose what the alleged admissions in the Chief Justice’s responses were.
Sammy Gyamfi’s remarks follow the suspension of Chief Justice Torkornoo by President John Dramani Mahama.
The suspension, announced on April 22, came after the establishment of a committee to investigate multiple petitions seeking the removal of the top judicial official.
The move complies with constitutional provisions and followed consultations with the Council of State.
Meanwhile, Mahama has set up a five-member committee chaired by Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Pwamang to investigate the petitions.
The other members of the committee, including eminent figures from the legal, military, academic, and public service sectors, will conduct a thorough inquiry into the allegations.
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