Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, has emphasised that the recent poll on Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo will not influence the legal process surrounding her removal.
Dankwah explained that judicial decisions should not be swayed by public sentiment, as the law operates independently of popular opinion.
He cautioned that if decision-makers allow public opinion to dictate legal outcomes, it would be a disservice to the country.
“That is why it is a legal process. You know in law, public opinion should not matter, and if those who are tasked with the decision follow public opinion, then they are doing a disservice to this country,” he stated on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Thursday April 17.
He further noted that while polling organisations like Global InfoAnalytics conduct surveys to gauge public sentiment, their findings should not be overextended beyond their intended scope.
“Public opinion is public opinion, and opinion poll companies are circumspect in what they do, but their work should not be taken extremely beyond the little boundaries,” Dankwah remarked.
The poll which has stirred national debate, revealed that majority of Ghanaians supported the removal of the Chief Justice.
Conducted between April 7 and April 16, 2025, the poll sampled 2,545 voters across Ghana’s 16 regions, offering a snapshot of public sentiment on the judiciary’s leadership.
The results showed that 52% of respondents favour the Chief Justice’s removal, while 20% oppose it. Meanwhile, 18% remain neutral, and 10% are undecided. When asked if evidence of legal misconduct would influence their stance, 30% of those initially neutral or opposed said they would support her removal, though 35% would still resist the move.
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Majority of Ghanaians support removal of Chief Justice – Global InfoAnalytics