A petition to President John Mahama is calling for the immediate dissolution of the committee set up to investigate Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
Filed by Alfred Ababio Kumi, it cited a “compromised and tainted” process following what it describes as a secret dinner meeting involving two panel members and the counsel for one of the petitioners.
The petition alleges that Justices Gabriel Pwamang and Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu—both sitting Supreme Court judges and members of the five-member inquiry panel—met with prominent lawyer Thaddeus Sory at the Santoku Restaurant in Accra, alongside another Supreme Court judge, Yonni Kulendi, on the night of May 15, 2025.
“In the evening of 15th May, 2025, between 7.30 and 8.30 pm, Justices Gabriel Pwamang and Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, together with Justice Yonni Kulendi of the Supreme Court of Ghana were seen having dinner with the counsel for one of the petitioners before the committee, Mr. Thaddeus Sory,” the petition states.
“They were overheard discussing matters relating to the petition,” the petitioner added, stressing that the gathering occurred just hours after the committee’s first sitting was publicly announced to have begun.
“The record of the presence of the four… can easily be verified and confirmed,” the petition asserted, calling the conduct of the judges “deplorable and most unbecoming of Justices occupying the highest court of Ghana.”
The five-member committee—composed of Justices Pwamang and Asiedu, former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo, Major Flora Bazwaanura Dalugo, and Professor James Sefah Dzisah—was publicly named by the President’s Spokesperson on April 22, 2025. On May 14, a follow-up statement confirmed the committee would begin sittings the next day.
However, the latest revelations are now threatening to derail the entire process.
Kumi’s petition describes the alleged meeting as “a grave worry” and “a clear compromise of fairness,” warning that the integrity of the entire removal inquiry has now been “destroyed.”
The petitioner raises deep concerns about conflict of interest, noting that Justice Pwamang had previously ruled in favour of Daniel Ofori, the same petitioner represented by Mr. Sory, while Chief Justice Torkornoo had delivered dissenting views against Ofori.
He also claims Justice Pwamang “is known to be interested in becoming the Chief Justice” under the Mahama administration.
A similar claim is made against Justice Asiedu, who is alleged to have “actively lobbied” for the CJ role after the retirement of Justice Anin Yeboah but was overlooked due to his relative inexperience.
As for Justice Kulendi—who is not a member of the inquiry panel but was reportedly present at the meeting—the petition points to his past rivalry with Justice Torkornoo, citing his alleged disappointment after being passed over for the top judicial post in favour of Torkornoo by President Akufo-Addo.
“It is therefore not surprising that he voted with alacrity against the plaintiff, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, to dismiss an injunction application… Clearly, he has an interest in seeing the exit of Justice Torkornoo as Chief Justice,” the petition claims.
Describing the process as a “sham,” Kumi implores President Mahama to act swiftly: “In the interest of preserving the integrity of the process, I hereby petition you for an immediate dissolution of the committee as its ability to dispense justice is clearly compromised.”
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