Here is why Torkonoo cannot appeal her case in any other court - Lawyer explains

Former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has explained why former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo cannot appeal her case at any other court following the ruling of the ECOWAS Court of Justice.

‎The ECOWAS Court on June 24, 2026, dismissed all seven claims filed by former Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, against Ghana.

The ruling held that due process was followed in her suspension and removal, and hence rejected her demand for $10 million in damages.

ECOWAS Court dismisses all seven claims by ex-CJ Torkornoo against Ghana



‎Speaking to this new development in an interview with United Television UTV on June 25, 2026, and monitored by GhanaWeb, Inusah Fuseini said this ruling is final stating that Torkonoo cannot appeal to any other court.

‎According to him, the ECOWAS Court is a regional body established to provide remedies when citizens feel justice has been denied locally.

‎Unlike domestic courts, its decisions are final and not subject to further appeal.

‎“The ECOWAS Court is a regional body, not a domestic appellate court. Its purpose is to give individuals an avenue beyond their national courts. But once the ECOWAS Court delivers a ruling, there is no higher court to appeal to. It’s not available to appeal. You cannot appeal to some other courts,” Fuseini explained.

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‎He added that removal from the Supreme Court carries severe consequences.

“When you are removed as a Supreme Court judge, you are not entitled to any compensation, you lose everything,” he said.

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‎Fuseini further dismissed suggestions that the petition against Torkonoo was politically motivated, noting that similar petitions had been filed in the past.

‎“For me, I don’t see the politics in it because the people who sent the petition, I don’t believe they are NDC members, and the case against her is not about party politics,” he argued.

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‎He recalled that private legal practitioner, Kwaku Azar, had also petitioned against her during former President Akufo‑Addo’s era, but the Council of State at the time ruled it was not evidential enough.

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‎“So will you say Kwaku Azar is also an NDC sympathiser?” Fuseini asked.

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