A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alfred Ababio Kumi, popularly known as , has defended his petition calling for the dissolution of the committee investigating the possible removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
In a petition addressed to President John Mahama, the former NPP Adentan parliamentary aspirant claimed he witnessed three Supreme Court Justices—including two members of the committee—having dinner at a restaurant in Accra.
Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Kumi alleged that the justices were discussing matters related to the ongoing petition and said he has evidence to support his claims.
He named the individuals as the Chairman of the committee, Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, and Justice Yonny Kulendi.
“The evidence is readily available, and there are witnesses also ready to testify. The counsel of one of the petitioners, Thaddeus Sory, who was also at the restaurant, later joined the conversation,” he stated.
Kumi claimed that the meeting occurred between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on May 15, 2025, and argued that the involvement of these individuals compromises the credibility of the committee.
“If we have matters involving the removal of a Chief Justice—which is a constitutional issue—some of these things must be clearly scrutinised so the process does not become a sham,” he said.
According to him, all four individuals present at the dinner hold critical roles in the petition process and their private engagement raises questions about fairness and impartiality.