{"id":92387,"date":"2025-09-02T07:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T07:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=92387"},"modified":"2025-09-02T07:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T07:39:18","slug":"president-mahamas-sacking-of-cj-torkornoo-is-a-grave-threat-to-our-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=92387","title":{"rendered":"President Mahama\u2019s sacking of CJ Torkornoo is a grave threat to our democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Member of Parliament for Bantama and former Roads and Highways Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has described President John Dramani Mahama\u2019s removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as a \u201cgrave threat\u201d to Ghana\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n

He argued that the move undermines judicial independence and weakens the very foundation of the Republic.<\/p>\n

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, September 2, Mr Asenso-Boakye said the sacking was not accidental but a carefully orchestrated plan by the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Mahama\u2019s sacking of the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is no accident, it was a long-planned scheme, executed with precision. This reckless move shatters judicial independence and strikes at the heart of our democracy,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

The Bantama MP further warned that removing a Chief Justice on what he called \u201cflimsy grounds\u201d sets a dangerous precedent that could discourage judges from upholding the Constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a Chief Justice can be removed on flimsy grounds, tomorrow no judge will feel safe to uphold the Constitution. This is not just an attack on one individual, it is an assault on the very foundation of our Republic,\u201d he cautioned.<\/p>\n

Mr Asenso-Boakye concluded by calling on Ghanaians to resist any attempts to weaken the country\u2019s democratic institutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cGhana has come too far to let the Rule of Law be hijacked. We must resist every attempt to weaken our institutions. Ghana deserves better,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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