Hearing on Chief Justice removal petitions adjourned indefinitely by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has indefinitely adjourned the hearing of an injunction application aimed at halting the ongoing process to determine a Prima Facie case in relation to petitions seeking the removal of the Chief Justice.

The adjournment followed the absence of the Attorney General, who had officially secured permission from the Chief Justice to be excused from court duties.

The Attorney General had requested that all cases involving his office be postponed from April 7 to April 10 due to a training workshop for lawyers at the Attorney General’s Department.

In court, two state attorneys including a former personal assistant to Godfred Dame during his tenure as Attorney General appeared and requested the adjournment as a sign of respect to the court.

However, Former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, who is representing Vincent Ekow Asafuah, the plaintiff in the case, expressed surprise over the absence of Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine and his deputy, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, especially since their absence was due to a training program.

Godfred Dame subsequently urged the court to reschedule the case for Monday, April 14.

The plaintiff is asking the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional the president’s act of consulting the Council of State on the Prima Facie determination without first seeking the Chief Justice’s response.

Justice Henrietta Mensah Bonsu, who presided over the proceedings, ruled for an indefinite adjournment.