Hamza Suhuyini, a member of the Communications Team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has sharply criticised suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, accusing her of abandoning constitutional norms following her recent press conference.
Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, June 28, 2025, Suhuyini expressed deep concern over what he described as a blatant disregard for constitutional order and judicial ethics by the Chief Justice.
“Listening to her, for the first time, I think she has taken a conscious decision to go rogue as far as this matter is concerned, and consciously chose to desecrate the constitution of Ghana and the judicial architecture and finally dared the presidency of Ghana, which is also another constitutional creation,” he stated.
Suhuyini’s comments were in response to Justice Torkornoo’s public address on the ongoing proceedings regarding her possible removal from office. The press conference has drawn criticism, particularly because Article 146 of the Constitution mandates that such proceedings be held in camera and prohibits public commentary on them.
“You questioned the motive behind holding the proceedings in camera and proceeded on that basis to file an application at the Supreme Court demanding that the proceedings be made public. In addition to that, you claimed your human rights were under threat and were being violated by the committee,” Suhuyini said.
He argued that, as a sitting Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice should have known that the Court’s decision to dismiss her application had legal precedent—and that her subsequent decision to speak publicly on the matter violated constitutional norms.
“The court handled your matter and decided there was no constitutional basis for your request and threw it out. Then you proceed to discuss the petition one after the other in the press conference, which is the very objective the Supreme Court sought to prevent. You described the bench, of which you are a part, and contradicted Article 146(8), which mandates that such proceedings be held in camera. So clearly, she went rogue and is ready for all the consequences. Because she knew what she was doing,” he emphasised.
Suhuyini further questioned Justice Torkornoo’s continued stay in office, insisting her conduct meets the constitutional threshold for removal.
“If this conduct does not constitute stated misbehaviour, which is enough basis to remove the Chief Justice from office, what else will qualify as stated misbehaviour?” he asked.
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