Accra: The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has expressed concern about the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, following three petitions calling for her removal from office. Mr. Joshua Ansah, TUC Secretary-General, urged President John Dramani Mahama to hasten slowly and cautiously on the matter.
According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Ansah, speaking at the 2025 National May Day Parade held at the Black Star Square in Accra, emphasized that Organised Labour had been following the events surrounding the President’s suspension of the Chief Justice. “We have read bits and pieces of the petitions seeking the removal of the Chief Justice,” he noted, expressing grave concern over the development.
Mr. Ansah warned that the current process could set the country and its democracy on a perilous path. “Mr. President, this process we have just begun sets the country and our democracy on a dangerous slippery slope from which we may not recover,” he stated. He advised President Mahama to proceed with caution, as his decision would have significant implications for the nation’s democratic future.
In addition to addressing the suspension, Mr. Ansah touched on the theme of this year’s May Day Celebration, ‘Resetting Pay and Working Conditions in Ghana – The Role of Stakeholders.’ He highlighted the theme as a call for transformation in valuing labour and shaping the future of work, wages, and welfare for Ghanaian workers.
