Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine has pushed back against suggestions by his predecessor, Godfred Yeboah Dame, that President John Dramani Mahama should suspend consultations regarding the possible removal of the Chief Justice.
Dr. Ayine argued that such suggestions are inconsistent with the law, which, he said, does not permit anyone to halt the discharge of a constitutional duty.
The former Attorney General, Godfred Dame, had earlier told journalists after the last court sitting that he expected President Mahama to pause his consultation process with the Council of State, pending the determination of a suit filed at the Supreme Court challenging the ongoing removal process.
But addressing reporters, including JoyNews’ Latif Iddrisu, after another adjournment of the injunction application at the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, Dr. Ayine maintained that the consultation process initiated by the President is a constitutional obligation that cannot be obstructed by court processes.
“The consultation process initiated by the President constitutes the performance of a constitutional duty which cannot be stopped,” Dr. Ayine stressed.
During proceedings, the Chairperson of the panel, Her Ladyship Justice Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, announced a new hearing date.
“For unavoidable reasons, we would have to adjourn to May 6,” she ruled.
The five-member panel presiding over the matter includes Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu, Justice Richard Adjei-Frimpong, Justice Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, and Justice Yaw Darko Asare.
The adjournment was reportedly necessitated by the absence of one of the Justices on the panel.
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