Minority warns against ‘loose petitions’ targeting Chief Justice Torkornoo

The Minority in Parliament is calling on Ghana’s religious and traditional leaders to intervene and counsel President John Dramani Mahama against continuing with the ongoing efforts to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office.

Speaking at an emergency press conference on Wednesday, the caucus expressed deep concern over what they described as a troubling attempt to undermine the independence of the judiciary. They urged leaders of faith and culture to step up before matters spiral out of control.

“To our revered traditional leaders and religious leaders, the time to call the president to advise him is now, the time to pray for our country is now. We should not wait until it’s too late,” they said.

They warned that entertaining what they called “loose petitions” with no solid constitutional grounding could weaken one of the key institutions upholding Ghana’s democracy.

“How can any serious country, mindful of its past, and desirous of improving its democratic credentials entertain such loose petitions and orchestrate the destruction of the last bastion of the pillars of our democracy?” the Minority questioned.

According to them, the petitions submitted for the removal of the Chief Justice fail to meet the constitutional threshold and should not be allowed to influence such a critical process.

They called on all well-meaning Ghanaians to stand firm in defense of the judiciary and resist attempts to politicize it.