{"id":99128,"date":"2025-10-18T09:41:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T09:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=99128"},"modified":"2025-10-18T09:41:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T09:41:18","slug":"torkornoo-is-becoming-a-cry-baby-amaliba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=99128","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Torkornoo is becoming a cry baby\u2019 \u2013 Amaliba"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 47 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Former Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has criticised former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, saying she is becoming a \u2018crybaby\u2019 for what he describes as attempts to delay ongoing legal and administrative processes concerning her removal from office.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <strong>Prime Insight <\/strong>on Saturday, October 18, 2025, Mr. Amaliba said the former Chief Justice\u2019s repeated legal actions were merely tactics to stall proceedings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo.jpg\" alt=\"'Torkornoo is becoming a cry baby' - Amaliba\" class=\"wp-image-10032877670\" title=\"'Torkornoo is becoming a cry baby' - Amaliba\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-573x300.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-233x122.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-218x114.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-810x424.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-330x173.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-225x118.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-217x114.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-340x178.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-287x150.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo-55x29.jpg 55w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AMaliba-Torkonoo.jpg 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTorkonoo is becoming a cry baby. A cry baby because at each step along the way, she decides to file processes, and both processes are meant just to stall the legal process that was ongoing. Now the committee has finished its work. For me, this matter is closed,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come after Justice Torkonoo filed a new legal action seeking to stop the vetting and subsequent appointment of Justice Baffoe-Bonnie as the next Chief Justice of Ghana. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: Torkonoo sues to halt vetting and appointment of Baffoe-Bonnie as Chief Justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Her application at the High Court also seeks to quash all proceedings of the Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang Committee, which was established under Article 146 of the Constitution to consider petitions for her removal.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Amaliba, reacting to claims by counsel for former President Akufo-Addo, Ekow Abaka Essuman, that the Attorney General (AG) had not filed a statement of case in the matter, dismissed the criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe AG can always go to court and ask for time to file his processes. It\u2019s been done several times. If the AG is bogged down with other very important matters, he\u2019s not supposed to break a leg or an arm. He can always go to court, ask for leave, and then file the processes,\u201d Mr. Amaliba explained.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether the government was taking the matter seriously, the NDC legal practitioner insisted that the law allows flexibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m saying that once the law allows the AG to appear in court and say, \u2018Can you give me three days or seven days to file my processes?\u2019 there\u2019s nothing wrong. 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