President John Dramani Mahama has suspended Supreme Court Justice Gertrude Alaba Esaba Sackey Turcornus in accordance with Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution.
This was after a prima facie case was established regarding three petitions against Judge Turkeyno.
This was included in a statement signed and issued by Felix Ofus Kwakye, the president’s spokesman and government communications minister.
President Mahama said that the suspension of the CJ was immediately effective when exercising constitutional rights pursuant to Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution.
“In accordance with Article 146(10) of the Constitution, in accordance with the advice of the Council of State, the President, by warrant, suspends the Supreme Court Justice with immediate effect until the outcome of the Commission’s case was held back,” the statement said.
As a result, the President formed a committee in accordance with Article 146(6) of the Constitution, in consultation with the following structure and investigated the referenced petitions:
The committee has been chaired by the Supreme Court judge, Judge Gabriel Scott Puwaman, Supreme Court judge, Daniel Yo Domelebo (former auditor general), Major Flora Bazwanura Dalgo (Ghanaian Army), and James Sefa Dojisa (Ghanaian Ghana).
Meanwhile, Ekou Vincent Assahua, former Ashanti region councillor, has filed a lawsuit to challenge the process seeking the removal of CJ.
President John Dramani Mahama had mentioned three petitions calling for the removal of the Supreme Court justice to the Council of State for advice.
But even before the Council of State advised the President, Asahua began his case in the apex court, challenging the constitutionality of the process.
The lawmaker argues that President John Dramani Mahama was required to notify the Supreme Court of the petition for her removal and obtain a response before introducing the petition to the National Council.
Asahua joined the lawsuit as defendants with Attorney General Dominique Akurchinga Aine, the government’s principal legal counsel, and the Minister of Justice.
The lawmakers have declared that, based on the true proper interpretation of Articles 146(1), (2), (4), (6), (6), (7), 23, 57(3) and 296, that the lawmakers have declared that they are required to petition the Supreme Court on the petition of the Supreme Court before the removal of the Constitution, as well as the committee of the Committee of the Committee before the appointment of the Constitution, before the removal of the Constitution, that the President has declared that the President was required to petition the Supreme Court on the petition of the Supreme Court before the removal of the Constitution, that the President has been required to petition the Supreme Court on the petition of the Supreme Court before the removal of the Constitution. We will begin a consultation process with the Council of State for the removal of the Supreme Court.
Mr. Asahua wants the Supreme Court to declare it with a true and appropriate interpretation of Articles 146(1), (2), (4).
(6) and (7), (7), (7), 23 and 296 Constitution, that the President notified the Supreme Court and triggered the consultation process with the Council of State, that he or her comments and responses to the petition for the removal of the Supreme Court before promoting the violation of the Supreme Court and constitutional security of the Supreme Court. Constitution.
The old TAFO MP is again asking the court to declare that, based on the true and appropriate interpretation of Articles 146 of Articles 146 (1), (2), (4), (6) and (7), 23 (57 (3) and 296), the President has notified the Chief Justice and has obtained a comment and response for the request for the request for the request for the request for the Supreme Court’s duties, before proceeding with the request for the request for the independence of the Judicial As set forth in Articles 127 (1) and (2) of the Constitution.
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He further asks for the declaration that the President has not been informed of the Supreme Court and that he has not received a comment and response to the Supreme Court petition for removal before triggering the process of her removal, which constitutes a violation of the fundamental right to a fair hearing contained in Articles 23 and 296, and provides a process of removing duties the President has been appointed null.
Since the arrival of the Constitution in 1992, the previous petition for the removal of the Chief Judge was not successful.
Ako Korusa Judicial Justice was the first Supreme Court justice to be dismissed by Dr. Osagiefo, Kwame Nkulma, Ghana’s first president.
