CJ Removal: 'They had made it clear that Torkornoo must go' - Suame MP

Suame MP, John Darko, has cited earlier political comments by members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as part of the basis for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) claim that former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo was politically targeted.

According to him, certain NDC figures had publicly indicated that the Chief Justice should leave office before petitions seeking her removal were filed.

“They had made it clear that this woman must go,” he stated on Newsfile on Joy News on June 27, 2026.

Darko also referred to comments about “resetting the judiciary,” arguing that these statements formed part of the political context surrounding the removal process.

“It was one singular purpose of the NDC to remove the Chief Justice. That is the point we are making,” he said.

The comments come after the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice dismissed all seven claims filed by former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo against the Republic of Ghana.