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Alfred Ababio Kumi, a citizen of Ghana, has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to dissolve the five-member committee that was established to look into requests to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo immediately.
The petitioner claims that the committee members’ grave violations of judicial behavior compromise the legitimacy and integrity of the ongoing investigation.
In the petition, which was sent to the President and was dated shortly after the committee’s initial meeting on May 15, 2025, Mr. Kumi raised serious concerns about what he called a compromising meeting between Justices Gabriel Pwamang and Samuel Adibu-Asiedu, two members of the committee, and Thaddeus Sory, the petitioners’ attorney.
Mr. Kumi claims that the meeting took place at Santoku Restaurant in Accra’s Airport Residential Area on the evening of May 15 and that Supreme Court Justice Yonni Kulendi was also present.
According to reports, the people were caught talking about issues related to the petition, which Mr. Kumi claims is a major conflict of interest and a violation of judicial ethics.
“The meeting between Justices Pwamang, Kulendi and Asiedu with Thaddeus Sory clearly has destroyed the integrity of the process and reduces public confidence in the process so far,” the petition reads.
Mr. Kumi also claims that Chief Justice Torkornoo has taken opposing stances in similar cases, whereas Justice Pwamang has previously rendered a decision in favor of the same petitioner, who is represented by Mr. Sory.
The Chief Justice job is thought to have previously interested Justices Kulendi, Pwamang, and Adibu-Asiedu, who were reportedly dissatisfied by President Akufo-Addo’s selection of Justice Torkornoo, he added.
“Justice Pwamang is known to be interested in becoming the Chief Justice following your election as President… Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu is also on record to have actively lobbied to be the Chief Justice after the exit of Justice Anin Yeboah,” Kumi stated.
The petitioner insisted that the judges’ behavior jeopardizes their capacity to fairly decide the petitions before them, calling it “deplorable” and “most unbecoming.”
Read portion of the petition below:
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
