Chief Justice Removal: I’m not convinced the alleged leaked report is authentic – Asiedu Nketia
The National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has cast doubt on the authenticity of the alleged petition for the removal of the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkonoo.
There have been reports suggesting that the contents of three petitions forwarded to President Mahama for the removal of the head of the Bench have become public.
The MP for Suame, John Darko, who also serves as the Legal Counsel for the Minority Caucus in Parliament, recently addressed the contents of the petition in a press conference. He argued that the grounds—including allegations that the Chief Justice advised the President on judicial promotions and presided over a contentious case—were “flimsy and politically motivated.”
“We see the spurious petition for the removal of the Chief Justice as a serious setback to our democratic journey,” he stated.
Media personalities, including Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah and Paul Adom Otchere, are also reported to have discussed the contents of the petition on their respective shows.
However, speaking in an interview with Radio Gold, Johnson Asiedu Nketia stated that the alleged leaked content may well be fabricated and should not be taken seriously.
“I am not convinced that the petition to remove the Chief Justice has been leaked. What proves that what is circulating is not fabricated? It is only when the content is released from an official source and compared with what someone claims to be the content that one can establish its authenticity. As far as I’m concerned, I don’t believe any content has been leaked.
“I’ve experienced this before—when we set up the Kwesi Botchwey Committee to investigate the NDC’s defeat in the 2016 election. Only three copies of the final revised report were printed, and I was the only one who kept it. But the Daily Guide and the Searchlight went about serializing stories as though they had the report in their custody. What they had was not the report. Sometimes, people just want to provoke a public reaction, causing you to either confirm something false or unintentionally reveal the truth,” he said.
CJ Torkornoo removal: NDC National Chairman not convinced the leaked petition is authentic pic.twitter.com/iotN2rDXGG
— Radio Gold 90.5FM (@radiogold905fm) April 20, 2025
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
