Some lawyers abstained from voting on the GBA’s resolutions
The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Bar Association, Saviour Kudze, has provided a breakdown of the association’s voting pattern on resolutions submitted to President John Dramani Mahama regarding the suspension of the Chief Justice.
In an interview with JoyNews, Saviour Kudze stated that 47 members voted in favour of the resolutions, while 5 voted against them. He also noted that a significant number of members chose to abstain from voting on the matter.
According to him, the conference, which was expected to attract high attendance, saw fewer than one hundred participants due to heavy rainfall, resulting in a lower turnout at the time the association’s resolution was passed.
“Well, I think a little over 200 people registered for the conference but I must admit, after the time that the resolutions were being passed, not all the people were available because it started raining and some had to go, so not many people were available. I think it should be more than 50 because I did the counting. Those who were for the resolution were about 47, I recall, and about 5 were against, and a good number abstained,” he stated.
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) passed a resolution to call on President John Dramani Mahama to revoke the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
The resolution was passed at the GBA’s Mid-Year conference held at Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra on April 26, 2025.
Reports indicated that members of the bar were displeased with the suspension of the Chief Justice after getting details of the three petitions for her removal.
They were also not happy with the determination of a prima facie case in the three petitions filed for Justice Torkornoo’s removal by President Mahama and the Council of State.
Meanwhile, the Association has faced intense criticism over its demands, which include calls for the revocation of the Chief Justice’s suspension and the release of the full details surrounding the prima facie decision that led to the suspension.
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