A member of the NPP Communication team, Ishaq Ibrahim, has taken on the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, for making a public announcement of the petition for the removal of Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, without her prior notice.
He argued that the minister acted in bad faith by putting out a statement without serving her copies of the petitions.
He made the remark during an interview on GHOne TV, on April 8, 2025, while speaking to the ongoing impeachment process of Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo.
“Why was there a need for Felix Kwakye Ofosu to announce to the public that the government had received petitions calling for the removal of the Chief Justice without contacting her first? She heard of the news about the petitions to remove her from the media.
“If you wanted to root out frivolous rhetorics on the matter, why didn’t you conduct it privately, until such a time that you needed to invite her? Yet, you first announced it, letting her get to know of the matter through the media,” he stated.
He further asserted that the government failed to respect her privacy by making the issue public before she was later served copies of the petitions on her request.
“So, you see that they’re not doing it in good faith. Why didn’t they respect her privacy? The public didn’t have to know. In fact, there was no need for the public to know about petitions for the Chief Justice’s removal. The president could have gone ahead with the consultation with the Council of State and invited her when she is needed,” he added.
He noted that it was needless for the minister to have engaged the public since the president and the Council of State could still proceed with the process without the media razzmatazz.
“If you were in her shoes, how would you feel? Imagine that you hear in the media you’ve been charged with some crime, and you have not been served personally; obviously, it will cause anxiety,” he lamented.
He maintained that the matter was handled poorly by the authorities involved from the onset.
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There was no need for the public to know about petitions for the Chief Justice’s removal… – Ishaq Ibrahim Esq. (Member, NPP Communications Team)#GHOneNews #EIBNetwork#GHOneTV #NewsAlert pic.twitter.com/zgU1YYZ0VL
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) April 8, 2025
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