President John Mahama has dismissed Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office with immediate effect on grounds of stated misbehaviour.
The decision follows recommendations from a constitutional committee established under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.
It comes just hours after the President received the report of a committee constituted under Article 146(6) to investigate a petition filed by Ghanaian citizen Daniel Ofori, one of three separate petitions lodged against the Chief Justice.
After reviewing testimonies and extensive evidence, the Committee concluded that acts of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been proven against Justice Torkornoo and therefore recommended her removal.
In accordance with Article 146(9), the President was obliged to act on the Committee’s findings.
A statement from the presidency, signed by Minister for Government Communications and Presidential Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu, confirmed the dismissal, noting that the decision takes effect immediately.
