Former Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has asked the ECOWAS Community Court for seven days to enable her to file a reply to Ghana’s Statement of Defence to challenge her removal from office.
Her request comes after the Court had adopted the Republic of Ghana’s Amended Statement of Defence, following an oral application for an extension of time, which was granted.
On January 30, 2026, the ECOWAS Court granted Madam Torkornoo’s application to amend her lawsuit against Ghana to effectively challenge both her suspension and removal as Chief Justice.
Following this, the Court directed the Republic of Ghana to file an amended Statement of Defence within 30 days if they wished to do so.
On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, when the case was called, Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, while moving an oral motion for an extension of time within which to file the Republic’s Statement of Defence, attributed circumstances beyond their control to why they filed out of time.
Femi Falana, Counsel for Torkornoo, did not oppose the oral application to file their amended statement of defence.
EIB Network’s Legal Affairs Correspondent, Murtala Inusah, who monitored the proceedings, joins live with an update…
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
