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Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has affirmed that the ongoing inquiry into suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo will not be disrupted by her recent legal efforts to stop the process.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Thursday, May 22, Jantuah responded to a Supreme Court application filed on behalf of Justice Torkornoo, seeking the disqualification of two justices from the investigative committee. She dismissed the move as ineffective and insisted that it would not influence the outcome of the proceedings.
“How can those two people influence the outcome? They cannot, because there are also two other members of the committee who I know are very credible. They are following the law, and I don’t believe anyone on the committee can act outside of it,” she asserted.
The suspended Chief Justice, through her legal representative and former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, filed a request at the Supreme Court to disqualify Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu. Her application cites alleged private meetings between the two justices and a lawyer involved in the matter, raising concerns of potential bias.
In addition to seeking the recusal of the two justices, the application also calls for the entire committee—including former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo, Major Flora Bazwaanura Dalugo, and Professor James Sefah Dzisah—to be restrained from proceeding with the inquiry.
Justice Torkornoo was suspended by President John Mahama under Article 146 of the Constitution, following the submission of three separate petitions demanding her removal from office. The committee, established to investigate the allegations, is tasked with presenting findings that will guide the next steps regarding her position.
Despite the legal challenge, Jantuah emphasized that the committee remains constitutionally valid and should be allowed to complete its mandate. She stressed that the integrity of the process is intact and rooted in the rule of law.
“The inquiry remains grounded in due process,” she said, underscoring her confidence in the fairness and transparency of the ongoing investigation.
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