Private Legal Practitioner and former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has criticised suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo for addressing the media publicly while an inquiry into her possible removal is still ongoing.
This follows Justice Torkornoo’s first press conference since her suspension, during which she raised concerns about threats to her safety and alleged procedural flaws in the impeachment process.
Speaking in an interview on Channel One Newsroom, Inusah Fuseini argued that the Chief Justice, as a high-ranking judicial officer, should have pursued legal remedies from the High Court rather than organising a press conference.
He insisted that such public commentary, especially from a suspended Chief Justice, risks undermining the integrity of the ongoing constitutional process.
“If one alleges that in the proceedings there is a violation of Chapter 5 provision to fair hearing, the recourse is not to a press conference. The recourse should not be to a press conference, least of all to the Chief Justice. The recourse should be to the High Court to vindicate that right. That is what we are talking about,” he said.
Justice Torkornoo, who is currently facing an impeachment process under Article 146 of the Constitution, has been suspended since April 22, 2025, following a prima facie determination by President John Dramani Mahama in consultation with the Council of State.
