Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has stated that the inquiry into suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo will proceed as planned, despite a fresh Supreme Court application seeking to halt the process.
Responding to Justice Torkornoo’s legal attempt to disqualify two Supreme Court justices from the investigative committee, Jantuah argued that the move would not impact the committee’s work or alter its eventual outcome.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Thursday, May 22, she described the application as unnecessary and ineffective, emphasizing that the inquiry remains grounded in due process.
“How can those two people influence the outcome? They cannot, because there are also two other members of the committee who I know are very credible. They are following the law, and I don’t believe anyone on the committee can act outside of it,” she said.
Justice Torkornoo, who was suspended by President John Mahama under Article 146 of the Constitution, filed the application through former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame. She is asking the Supreme Court to disqualify Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu from the inquiry, citing alleged private meetings with a lawyer involved in the matter.
The application also seeks to restrain the entire committee—including the two justices, former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo, Major Flora Bazwaanura Dalugo, and Professor James Sefah Dzisah—from continuing with proceedings.
Despite this, Jantuah maintains that the committee remains legitimate and that the process should be allowed to run its course.
Justice Torkornoo is facing three separate petitions for her removal from office. The committee is expected to investigate the allegations and present findings that will determine her future as Chief Justice.