NPP will reinstate Torkornoo when we return to power – Afenyo-Markin hints
Minority Leader and Effutu MP Alexander Afenyo-Markin says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will reinstate former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo if it wins the next general election and returns to power. Speaking on Accra-based Atinka TV, Mr Afenyo-Markin said the NPP considers Justice Torkornoo’s removal from office unjust and would reverse the decision if the […]
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has hinted that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will reinstate former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo if they regain power in the next general election. Speaking to Accra-based Atinka TV, Afenyo-Markin stated that the NPP views the removal of Torkornoo as unjust and would overturn the decision should the party return to government.
He criticized the process that led to her dismissal, alleging it was part of a wider conspiracy involving some members of the Supreme Court, specifically mentioning Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie and suggesting he was involved in the circumstances surrounding Torkornoo's removal. Afenyo-Markin emphasized that Torkornoo's reinstatement is inevitable once the NPP takes office, describing her removal as an act of injustice.
Torkornoo became the first Chief Justice to be removed from office in Ghana's Fourth Republic when she was appointed in June 2023. Her dismissal sparked significant political and legal debates, with the NPP questioning the circumstances of her termination. The party has maintained its concerns over the process and the justification for Torkornoo's removal, with the matter remaining a subject of political discussion.
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