A Member of the NDC Communications Team, Hamza Suhuyini Sayibu, has said his party has no intentions to influence the decision of the Council of State on the three petitions to remove the Chief Justice (CJ).
President John Dramani Mahama has officially forwarded three petitions calling for the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to the Council of State for advice, in accordance with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.
Commenting on the matter in an interview on TV3’s New Day, March 26, 2025, Sayibu said although the party had complained and raised concerns about the conduct of the Chief Justice while in opposition, they are not behind the petitions submitted to the President.
He explained that President Mahama is only following the spirit and letter of the constitution in Article 146.
He urged political commentators to allow the processes to manifest for democracy to prevail.
“As for issues of political inclination, we all can run our commentaries on same but the reality is that I will not run away from the fact that in opposition as a major political party the NDC had course to complain about the conduct of Judiciary and certain elements of the Judiciary.
“When Prof. Asare first submitted his petition the President, the NDC was not in power. It was President Akufo-Addo who was the sitting President then. What we are simply doing is continuing with petitions that have been presented to the Presidency and we are forwarding same.
“It does not mean that the NDC will intervene in influencing the outcome of these decisions but it is important for people to know in the spirit of good governance…as a political party in opposition we had our concerns but the NDC has not proceeded to present a petition to President Mahama to remove the Chief Justice,” he stated.
A statement from the Presidency’s Communications Directorate on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, confirmed that the petitions had been submitted by various individuals, urging the President to take action against the Chief Justice.
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