A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has openly criticised Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo over her decision to file an injunction at the Supreme Court to stop a committee from looking into her possible removal from office.
Speaking on PM Express on JoyNews on Wednesday, May 21, Ansa-Asare didn’t mince words. He called the Chief Justice’s legal action a “provocation” and said it undermines the very Constitution she swore to uphold.
“She should have gone to the Judicial Council,” he said firmly. “That body was created by the Constitution to help successive Chief Justices behave themselves. It is a counsel-seeking institution.”
For Ansa-Asare, the move to the Supreme Court felt like an attempt to sidestep the proper process. He pointed to Article 125 of the Constitution, stressing that judicial independence is not above the law. “The Constitution makes it clear, yes, the judiciary is independent, but that independence is still subject to the Constitution itself,” he said.
He didn’t stop there. Ansa-Asare suggested that the Chief Justice’s legal team was trying to deliberately stall or derail the work of the committee set up by the President under Article 146. “This is a provocation,” he repeated. “Their actions seem designed to push the committee into reacting in ways that could be seen as unconstitutional.”
The comments have added fuel to an already fiery debate, raising questions not just about the Chief Justice’s legal strategy, but about the broader issue of accountability within Ghana’s top judicial ranks.
