Prof. Kwaku Asare noted that Ghana as a democratic state values judicial integrity and therefore the reason the Chief Justice is being held “accountable” for her alleged actions.
In a Facebook post on May 3, 2025, he called for institutions in the country to be strengthened so as not to fester “untouchable individuals”.
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The President has also established a five member committee to look into the petitions against Gertrude Torkonoo. Justice Paul Baffoe Bonnie is now the Acting Chief Justice pending the appointment of a substantive Chief Justice.
However, the Minority Caucus and the Ghana Bar Association have opposed the suspension of Justice Torkonoo, arguing that the President’s action is unconstitutional and must be revoked immediately.
The GBA declared the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as unconstitutional. This was a key point in a statement released at the GBA’s 2025 Mid-Year Conference in Accra.
They believe that President John Dramani Mahama did not follow the correct legal procedures. Specifically, the GBA states that the President did not publish an official document (Constitutional Instrument, Statutory Instrument, or Regulation) to explain how he came to his decision.
But Prof. Asare in a strong-worded statement on Facebook April 29, disagreed with the GBA.
