The Supreme Court of Ghana has, in a unanimous decision, dismissed an injunction application filed by the suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkornoo, which sought to halt the work of the Pwamang Committee, currently considering three petitions for her removal.
In its ruling, the Court stated that the application lacked merit. The full judgment is expected to be made available on June 12, 2025.
The five-member panel, led by Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, delivered a unanimous 5–0 verdict. The panel also included Justices Omoro Amadu Tanko, Yonny Kulendi, Henry Kwofie, and Richard Adjei Frimpong.
Earlier in the proceedings on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the panel had also unanimously dismissed a supplementary affidavit filed by Justice Torkornoo.
Background
Justice Torkornoo, in her injunction application, was seeking to halt proceedings by a five-member committee investigating petitions for her removal from office.
The interlocutory injunction, filed on May 21, 2025, also aimed to restrain the committee, constituted by President John Dramani Mahama, from continuing its work until the case was fully resolved.
Chief Justice Torkornoo also requested the apex court to bar two of its own justices, Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, from participating in the hearings, citing concerns over impartiality.
In her affidavit, she argued that Justice Pwamang had previously adjudicated cases involving Daniel Ofori, one of the petitioners, and should not be part of a panel reviewing a petition to which he is a party.
She further contended that Justice Adibu-Asiedu had served on a Supreme Court panel that reviewed a related injunction application, potentially compromising his neutrality.
In addition, Justice Torkornoo questioned the constitutionality of the committee's composition.
She challenged the eligibility of its three remaining members, Daniel Yao Domelovo, Major Flora Bazwaanura Dalugo, and Professor James Sefah Dzisah, citing potential breaches of Articles 146(1), (2), (4), 23, and 296 of the Constitution, as well as the Oaths Act of 1972.
“The ruling is not surprising “ - Godfred Dame former attorney general after the ruling of the injunction application filed by suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Araba Sackey Torkornoo against the Committee of Inquiry probing the petitions seeking her removal.#ghanaweb… pic.twitter.com/GEkrsltmBm
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Justice Srem Sai refuses to give any comments on the Chief Justice Torkornoo’s ruling today.#ghanaweb#ghanawebtv pic.twitter.com/hntLOTo45y
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Chief Justice Torkornoo makes her first public appearance
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Suspended Gertrude Torkornoo and her husband exit the Supreme Court after her hearing. #ghanaweb#ghanawebtv pic.twitter.com/fAmM0FAQnD
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