Torkornoo Removal Was Agenda, Not Petition, MP Claims
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- Focus Keyphrase: Torkornoo removal was agenda
- Related Keyphrases: John Darko statement, Mahama and judiciary, political gimmick, Daniel Ofori petition
- Excerpt: According to MP John Darko, the Torkornoo removal was agenda of President Mahama, a political move long premeditated by the NDC.
Torkornoo Removal Was Agenda, Not Petition, Claims MP
MP John Darko claims the Torkornoo removal was agenda of President John Dramani Mahama. In addition, he described the decision as a political move. Darko, the Member of Parliament for Suame, spoke on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue on Saturday, September 6, 2025. He argued that the NDC had premeditated the move while still in opposition. The MP insisted that President Mahama had long expressed a desire to remove the Chief Justice. He further claimed that Daniel Ofori’s petition was not the primary reason. Darko alleged that this was simply a political gimmick.
Darko, consequently, cited comments from senior NDC figures. He claimed these remarks reflected the President’s intentions even before Ofori’s petition was filed. For example, he mentioned NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia. Darko emphasized that the NDC actually executed a political maneuver against the judiciary. He praised the party for playing it very well. “What kick-started this was not Daniel Ofori’s petition,” he declared. “What kick-started this process was the President’s desire to remove the Chief Justice, and he has said this; it is well known.” Darko also referenced a meeting the President had with NDC lawyers.
The MP explained that conversations following that meeting re-echoed the President’s view. These sentiments were, in fact, re-echoed by Chairman Asiedu Nketia. “At the time they were making those statements, the petition had not been filed, so what formed the basis for those claims?” he asked. Darko, therefore, concluded that the Torkornoo removal was agenda that predated the petition. President John Dramani Mahama officially removed Justice Torkornoo on Monday, September 1, 2025. This action, according to a statement from the Presidency, followed Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution. The statement added that a committee had investigated a petition filed by a citizen, Daniel Ofori. The committee’s recommendation led to the removal, which took immediate effect. The statement, which Presidential Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu signed, clarified that the Constitution bound the President to act on the committee’s recommendation.
Source: CitiNewsroom
