Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo says Daniel Ofori’s petition for her remove is baseless
Daniel Ofori, one of the three persons who petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to remove embattled Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has reacted to her address to Ghanaians on the ongoing hearing of the petitions.
In a statement dated June 7, 2025, Daniel Ofori accused the suspended Chief Justice of violating the 1992 Constitution with the comments she made about the ongoing process.
He indicated that he is not going to violate the Constitution by giving details of the ongoing hearing, adding that at the right time, he will address the people of Ghana.
“The Chief Justice is acting in clear breach of the provisions of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana which require the inquiry to be in camera.
As a law-abiding citizen and out of respect for the constitutional process and the Committee, I will not seek to go on the path of the suspended Chief Justice, not even to correct plain falsehoods in her statements. When it is constitutionally and legally appropriate to engage the public on matters regarding my petition and the process, I shall do so. TRUTH STANDS!” Ofori wrote.
Justice Torkornoo, during her address to Ghanaians on June 25, 2025, refuted all the allegations made by Daniel Ofori against her, including the claim that she misappropriated funds during travels with her family members.
“Mr Ofori’s petition includes a lie that I refused to retire accountable imprest of US$14,000 that I was given when I travelled. But records are available to show that I spent US$4,400 out of the US$14,000 accountable imprest that the finance directorate gave me to travel with.
I handed over the remaining US$9,600 to the Judicial Secretary, with records on how the US$4,400 was spent, two days after I returned to Ghana. Without a settling of any issues for the hearing, I am being tried for these allegations that I have already provided records on,” she said.
She also stated that “only two out of the several allegations” Daniel Ofori raised had to do with cases he was in court for, which, according to her, were all baseless.
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