Supreme Court dismisses Dame’s bid to remove Acting CJ from Torkornoo’s suspension case

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an objection by former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame challenging the role of acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie in a case involving the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

Mr. Dame had argued that it was procedurally improper and “unprecedented” for Justice Baffoe-Bonnie to both empanel and preside over proceedings concerning the sitting Chief Justice, suggesting the move could erode public confidence in judicial independence.

However, after a brief recess, the five-member panel comprising Justices Baffoe-Bonnie, Henrietta Mensah Bonsu, Yonny Kulendi, Amadu Tanko, and Ernest Gaewu reconvened and unanimously overruled the objection.

The court held that the concerns raised were not grounds to disqualify Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, affirming that the integrity of the judicial process would be maintained.

The ruling paves way for the case challenging the process of Chief Justice Torkornoo’s removal to proceed.