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Ted News Ghana Blog of Saturday, 29 March 2025
Source: TEDDY VAVA GAWUGA
The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has alleged that the petitions seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo are part of a strategic plan to install a nominee sympathetic to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
His remarks follow President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to forward the petitions—accusing the Chief Justice of misconduct—to the Council of State for advice. Justice Torkornoo has been given 10 days to respond.
Taking to social media platform X, Ahiagbah claimed the move was a deliberate effort to weaken judicial independence and facilitate the eventual removal of Electoral Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa and other key electoral officials.
He cautioned that such actions could threaten Ghana’s democratic governance and called on citizens to resist attempts to compromise institutional integrity.
“A grand scheme is underway to remove the Chief Justice and replace her with a preferred NDC-Mahama Chief Justice, who will implement the agenda of ousting the electoral commissioners (Jean Mensa and others),” Ahiagbah stated.
He further urged Ghanaians to speak out against what he described as partisan attacks on independent institutions, warning that silence would be a disservice to the country’s democratic future.
