3 d. ago Former CJ Torkonoo’s Removal – Prez. Mahana Demonstrates Reset Agenda

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/former-cj-torkonoos-removal-prez-mahana-demonstrates-reset-agenda/The emotional intelligence, the religious adherence to the 1992 constitution, and unfazed boldness, calmness and magnanimity demonstrated by President John Mahama in removing the suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo are great pointers of Lion-Leadership traits by the President John Mahama; office of JOY has noted. Indeed the President in his second coming means business to […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/former-cj-torkonoos-removal-prez-mahana-demonstrates-reset-agenda/

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4 d. ago Presidential Panel Submits Chief Justice Torkornoo Investigation Report

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/presidential-panel-submits-chief-justice-torkornoo-investigation-report/President John Dramani Mahama has received the findings of a five-member constitutional inquiry committee investigating allegations against suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. The formal submission concludes months of proceedings that began when petitions alleging judicial misbehavior reached the President’s office earlier this year. The constitutional process required Mahama to seek guidance from the Council of […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/presidential-panel-submits-chief-justice-torkornoo-investigation-report/

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9 d. ago No government plot to oust suspended Chief Justice – Asiedu Nketiah

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has rejected suggestions that the government is plotting to remove suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office.

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9 d. ago There’s no plot to oust suspended Chief Justice – Asiedu Nketiah

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has dismissed speculation that government is scheming to remove suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office.

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1 week ago Former Chief Justices Rally Behind Suspended Torkornoo in Constitutional Hearings

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/former-chief-justices-rally-behind-suspended-torkornoo-in-constitutional-hearings/Two former Chief Justices and several legal luminaries have testified in support of suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo before the Article 146 committee investigating her conduct, sources familiar with the proceedings confirm. Justice Sophia Akuffo and Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, both retired Chief Justices, appeared voluntarily before the five-member committee alongside other distinguished legal figures. […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/former-chief-justices-rally-behind-suspended-torkornoo-in-constitutional-hearings/

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2 w. ago When did the Commonwealth Lawyers Association and the Bar Council of England and Wales suddenly develop interest in Ghana’s judiciary?

The joint statement issued by the Bar Council of England and Wales and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) calling for the “immediate and without delay” reinstatement of Ghana’s suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, is not only presumptuous but a blatant affront to the sovereignty of the Republic of Ghana. While international legal bodies are welcome to share opinions or offer support to member countries, it is unacceptable indeed, insulting for them to attempt to dictate terms to a sovereign nation and its elected leadership. Their language is arrogant, their tone is condescending, and their interference is unwarranted.

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2 w. ago PUSAG Rebuffs UK Bar Council, CLA Over Chief Justice Suspension”

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, VEK, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/pusag-rebuffs-uk-bar-council-cla-over-chief-justice-suspension/The Private Universities Students’ Association of Ghana (PUSAG) has made it clear that Ghana’s sovereignty and constitutional order must be respected in the ongoing debate over the suspended Chief Justice. PUSAG in a press statement copied to News Ghana, emphasized that external directives undermining due process and the authority of the country’s apex court are […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, VEK, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/pusag-rebuffs-uk-bar-council-cla-over-chief-justice-suspension/

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2 w. ago We Won’t Tolerate Colonialist Attacks – Dr. Apaak Warns UK, Commonwealth Lawyers

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Ike Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/we-wont-tolerate-colonialist-attacks-dr-apaak-warns-uk-commonwealth-lawyers/Deputy Minister for Education and Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, has responded to the United Kingdom Bar Council and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) for demanding the reinstatement of Ghana’s suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo.  In a statement, Dr. Apaak described the associations’ intervention as a “colonialist-induced insult” and warned […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Ike Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/we-wont-tolerate-colonialist-attacks-dr-apaak-warns-uk-commonwealth-lawyers/

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2 w. ago PUSAG rejects UK Bar’s call for Chief Justice’s reinstatement

The Private Universities Students' Association of Ghana (PUSAG) has publicly rebuked a joint call from the Bar Council of England & Wales and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) to reinstate the suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo.

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2 w. ago Deputy Education Minister Slams UK Bar Council Over Chief Justice Row

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/deputy-education-minister-slams-uk-bar-council-over-chief-justice-row/Deputy Education Minister Dr Clement Apaak has sharply criticized the UK Bar Council and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association for calling on Ghana to reinstate its suspended Chief Justice. Describing their appeal as a “nonsensical colonial insult,” Dr Apaak said no foreign body had the authority to dictate to Ghana’s president. “You cannot order our President […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/deputy-education-minister-slams-uk-bar-council-over-chief-justice-row/

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2 w. ago Ghana Attorney General Defends Chief Justice Suspension Amid International Pressure

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-attorney-general-defends-chief-justice-suspension-amid-international-pressure/Ghana’s Attorney General has firmly rejected calls from international legal bodies to reinstate suspended Chief Justice Gertrude A.E.S. Torkornoo, insisting her suspension will stand until a judicial misconduct inquiry concludes. The position follows a joint appeal by the Bar Council of England and Wales (BCEW) and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA), which argued the suspension […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-attorney-general-defends-chief-justice-suspension-amid-international-pressure/

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3 w. ago AG contests suspended CJ’s court action against Shining Stars petition

The Office of the Attorney-General has moved to strike out a second judicial review application filed by suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, who is seeking to have one of three removal petitions against her dismissed.

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3 w. ago AG moves to strike out suspended CJ’s fresh challenge to removal petition

The Attorney-General has filed an application at the High Court in Accra seeking to strike out a motion for judicial review connected to ongoing proceedings over a petition for the removal of the suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.

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3 w. ago Suspended Chief Justice pays tribute to victims of helicopter crash

Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has honoured the memory of the victims of Wednesday’s military helicopter crash by laying a wreath at the Jubilee House.

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