Chief Justice of Ghana, Her Ladyship Gertrude Torkornoo, has filed a lawsuit against the Republic of Ghana at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria, challenging her recent suspension and the ongoing process to remove her from office.
The revelation was made by Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Justice Srem Sai, in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter). According to him, the case was formally filed on July 4, 2025, and centers on alleged violations of her fundamental human rights under the ECOWAS Protocol and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
“Essentially, Her Ladyship argues that by her suspension, she has effectively been removed from her official capacity without a final determination, impairing her right to function and serve in a position she was constitutionally appointed to,” Dr. Srem Sai explained.
President John Dramani Mahama, acting on the advice of the Council of State and after reviewing three separate petitions alleging “stated misbehaviour,” determined that there was a prima facie case against the Chief Justice. Based on this, she was suspended from her duties pending further investigations.
A five-member committee was subsequently established to probe the allegations. The panel is chaired by Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Pwamang and includes Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo, Major Flora Bazaanura Dalugo of the Ghana Armed Forces, and Professor James Sefah Dzisah, a noted academic.
Chief Justice Torkornoo, however, has consistently denied any wrongdoing and maintains that the claims against her either lack merit or had been previously dismissed. She argues that the process leading to her suspension violates Article 146 of the Ghanaian Constitution, which governs the removal of superior court judges.
