Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Monday removed Getrude Torkornoo from office as Chief Justice with immediate effect, a statement from the presidency announced.
The statement said the decision of the president was based on the recommendation of the five-member committee that probed allegations against Torkornoo over the past four months.
“After considering the petition and evidence, the committee found that the grounds of the stated misdemeanor under Article 146 (1) of the 1992 constitution had been established and recommended her removal from office,” the statement read.
Acting upon the advice of the Council of State, the highest state advisory body, Mahama suspended the chief justice in April to pave the way for the five-member committee chaired by a justice of the supreme court to look into allegations of stated misdemeanor brought against her.
Earlier on Monday, the five-member committee presented its final report to the president after the completion of its probe into allegations made by one Daniel Ofori, a businessman, and some others against the chief justice.
The constitution mandates the president to act in accordance with the recommendation of the committee.
This is the first time a serving chief justice has been removed from office under the 1992 constitution.