President John Dramani has, in a response to the request made by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo for copies of the three petitions seeking her removal, disclosed that processes were already in place to get responses.
The secretary to the president who wrote the letter expressed the president’s disappointment that before he (the president) received the request, it was already in the media.
The letter disclosed that, in forwarding the petitions on March 24, the Chairman of the Council of State was duly notified to make available the petitions to the Chief Justice for her responses.
According to the letter, on March 24, 2025, the president forwarded the petitions to Doe Adjaho, chairman of the Council of State, as part of the constitutional consultation process required under Article 146(6).
“Following receipt of these petitions, on 24th March 2025, His Excellency wrote to the Chairman of the Council of State forwarding the petitions and informing Council that, in accordance with the consultation process required under Article 146(6), he intends, as an initial step, to send the petitions to you for your preliminary comments or response. On 27th March 2025, His Excellency received responses from the Chairman of the Council of State consenting to this request. Copies of these letters are also attached,” the letter said.
The letter added “His Excellency, however, notes with disappointment that your letter of 27th March 2025 addressed to him was circulating on social media even before he could review its contents.”
“The letter was reportedly shared as an attachment to another letter you wrote to the President of the Supreme Court, the President of the Association of Magistrates and Judges, and the President of the Ghana Bar Association.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
