Abuja: Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo has filed a fresh case concerning her removal at the ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja, Nigeria. In a Facebook post, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, Deputy Attorney General, confirmed that the Chief Justice's case was filed on July 4, 2025.
According to Ghana News Agency, Dr. Srem-Sai stated that Chief Justice Torkornoo had repeated the same allegations of human rights violations, which were pending determination before Ghana's Supreme Court and the High Court in the ongoing removal process. Dr. Srem-Sai noted that Chief Justice Torkornoo argues that her suspension effectively removed her from her official capacity without a final determination, impairing her right to serve in a position to which she was constitutionally appointed.
Meanwhile, the Attorney General on July 1, 2025, filed a motion at the High Court seeking to strike out Chief Justice Torkornoo's judicial review application. This action was in response to Justice Torkornoo's initial judicial review filing at the High Court, challenging her suspension and the ongoing removal process.
Justice Torkornoo was asking the court to declare all proceedings of the five-member committee hearing the three petitions for her removal null and void, contending that the process violated her rights. Her suspension was initiated by President John Mahama, and a committee, presided over by Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, was established to investigate the allegations raised in the petitions.
