Suspended Chief justice barks out

Mr. Ansa-Asare criticized the move, warning that it threatens the integrity of Ghana’s constitutional framework.The application seeks to bar Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Asiedu from participating in the inquiry into the petitions, alleging that they held private meetings with a lawyer involved in the matter.

In addition, she is demanding an interlocutory injunction against the presidential committee established to investigate the petitions.”This is a very worrying unfolding story that the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo will seek to stop the constitutional process. Any application to stop the process will itself be unconstitutional.”he said.He emphasized that President Mahama has acted in accordance with the Constitution and argued that the process should not be interrupted.“What the lawyers are doing at the moment and what the Chief Justice herself has done is to bark but cannot bite; they are merely barking,” he added .

“This is a very worrying unfolding story that the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo will seek to stop the constitutional process. Any application to stop the process will itself be unconstitutional “.

“The President has not violated any of the chronological stages in the process. Therefore, it will be a very difficult task for anyone to seek to  halt the process and so everyone should comply with.