GBA president, who is a known NPP sympathizer, shouldn’t be the one to call for Torkornoo to be reinstated—Kpebu

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has expressed concerns over calls by the president of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Efua Ghartey, for the decision to suspend the chief justice to be suspended.

He argues that the president of the Ghana Bar Association is a known sympathizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party and should never be the one to make such a call.

“The GBA President, Efua Ghartey, is a widely known NPP sympathiser, so she should never be the one to advocate for the recall of the suspended chief justice,” Kpebu said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, July 5.

It will be remembered that while the law fraternity celebrated the 43rd Martyrs’ Day, the president of the Ghana Bar Association cautioned the government against setting a precedent which will be bad for the judiciary.

“In the spirit of reconciliation, we hope the various calls for a reconsideration of the Chief Justice’s suspension will not be ignored, especially given the precedent it sets. We yearn for peace and remain committed to pursuing it,” she said.

Ghana’s chief justice has been suspended after a prima facie case was determined by the Council of Elders after several petitions were written to the president of Ghana for the removal of the chief justice.

The President has since set up a committee to investigate the Chief Justice.

1. Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, Justice of the Supreme Court  – Chairman
2. Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, Justice of the Supreme Court – Member
3. Daniel Yaw Domelevo (Former Auditor-General) –  Member
4. Major Flora Bazwaanura Dalugo (Ghana Armed Forces) – Member
5. Professor James Sefah Dzisah (Associate Professor, University of Ghana) – Member.