UPDATE:

The Supreme Court of Ghana has, in a unanimous decision, dismissed an injunction application filed by the suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkornoo, which sought to halt the work of the Pwamang Committee, currently considering three petitions for her removal.

In its ruling, the Court stated that the application lacked merit. The full judgment is expected to be made available on June 12, 2025.

The five-member panel, led by Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, delivered a unanimous 5–0 verdict. The panel also included Justices Omoro Amadu Tanko, Yonny Kulendi, Henry Kwofie, and Richard Adjei Frimpong.

The Supreme Court is currently hearing an injunction application filed by suspended Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, seeking to halt the work of the Pwamang Committee, which is considering three petitions for her removal.

During proceedings on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the five-member panel presiding over the application unanimously dismissed a supplementary affidavit filed by Justice Torkornoo.

Following the dismissal of the injunction application, the Court proceeded to hear arguments on the substantive case.

The panel is chaired by the Acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie. The other members are Justice Omoro Amadu Tanko, Justice Yonny Kulendi, Justice Henry Kwofie, and Justice Richard Adjei Frimpong.

Background

Justice Torkornoo, in her injunction application, is seeking to halt proceedings by a five-member committee investigating petitions for her removal from office.

The interlocutory injunction, filed on May 21, 2025, also aims to restrain the committee, constituted by President John Dramani Mahama, from continuing its work until the case is fully resolved.

Chief Justice Torkornoo is also requesting the apex court to bar two of its own justices, Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, from participating in the hearings, citing concerns over impartiality.

In her affidavit, she argued that Justice Pwamang had previously adjudicated cases involving Daniel Ofori, one of the petitioners, and should not be part of a panel reviewing a petition to which he is a party.

She further contended that Justice Adibu-Asiedu had served on a Supreme Court panel that reviewed a related injunction application, potentially compromising his neutrality.

In addition, Justice Torkornoo questioned the constitutionality of the committee's composition. She challenged the eligibility of its three remaining members, Daniel Yao Domelovo, Major Flora Bazwaanura Dalugo, and Professor James Sefah Dzisah, citing potential breaches of Articles 146(1), (2), (4), 23, and 296 of the Constitution, as well as the Oaths Act of 1972.