Akim Swedru MP Kennedy Nyarko Osei has boldly called for full public access to the proceedings of the committee investigating Ghana’s suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo.
As anticipation builds ahead of the hearings, Osei insists the process must be transparent and accessible to all Ghanaians.
“For the purpose of transparency and also to carry the Ghanaian people along we demand that the committee’s hearings must be televised live. Ghanaians will not accept any hearings that will be done in secrecy,” he asserted.
His comments come just days before the five-member committee, constituted by President John Dramani Mahama, begins its public sittings on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
The committee, chaired by Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, was formed after the President accepted a determination of a prima facie case against Chief Justice Torkornoo, in accordance with Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution and following consultations with the Council of State.
The suspended Chief Justice is facing three separate petitions filed by legal professionals and civil society members, citing allegations of misconduct, abuse of administrative power, and conflict of interest.
The Presidency has announced that the committee will meet three times a week and is expected to submit its recommendations to the President at the end of its work.
The announcement was made via a statement from the Presidency Communications Directorate, signed by presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
