Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says the government is constitutionally barred from revealing the specific reasons behind the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
Speaking on Monday, September 1, Mr. Ofosu clarified that the confidentiality of proceedings conducted under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution prevents public disclosure of the committee’s findings.
“The committee recommended the removal of the Chief Justice. As you are fully aware, Article 146 does not permit disclosure of the committee’s proceedings,” he said.
He added that while the Chief Justice has been formally informed of the reasons for her removal in a letter delivered through the President’s Secretary, the government is legally unable to share those details with the public.
“A warrant, as required under Article 146, was also issued. But I am not permitted by law to make any disclosures beyond the fact that the President has complied with the committee’s recommendations,” he stressed. “Jubilee House cannot breach the Constitution of Ghana.”
Chief Justice Torkornoo was removed from office on September 1, 2025, by President John Dramani Mahama, following the findings of a constitutional committee established under Article 146(6). The committee investigated a petition filed by private citizen Daniel Ofori and concluded that allegations of stated misbehaviour, as outlined under Article 146(1), had been proven.
Acting in accordance with Article 146(9), the President executed the removal based on the committee’s recommendation.
