Member of Parliament for Sisala West, Mohammed Adams Sukparu
The Member of Parliament for Sisala West, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has refuted claims that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is behind the petitions to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office.
Speaking in an interview on GH One TV, monitored by GhanaWeb, on Thursday, April 17, 2025, he clarified that former President John Dramani Mahama was simply responding to petitions he had received and was not politically targeting the Chief Justice.
“John Dramani Mahama has no interest in removing the Chief Justice. His focus is on resetting the country. What is currently happening, and I am surprised that people who believe in the law are maligning the president and creating a narrative that this is a planned move by the NDC to remove the Chief Justice,” he stated.
“There is a petition, and are they (NPP) trying to tell us that the president should act unconstitutionally? The president did not write the petition himself; the petitioners are citizens of this country,” Sukparu added.
Gertrude Torkornoo has submitted her response to three petitions calling for her removal from office. The responses, which were submitted to the president, now pave the way for a consultation process with the Council of State, in accordance with Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution.
President Mahama had given the Chief Justice 10 days to respond to the three separate petitions.
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