We await full reasoning to decide next steps – Assafuah on SC ruling

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, says the legal team behind the application seeking to halt proceedings for the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo will wait for the full reasoning of the Supreme Court before determining their next course of action.

This follows the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the application for an injunction by a narrow 3–2 majority decision.

Speaking in an interview with JoyNews shortly after the ruling, Mr. Assafuah, who is also the applicant in the injunction application in the CJ’s suspension case, said the Supreme Court’s ruling is not necessarily the end of the legal road.

“The Supreme Court has spoken and on the 21st of May, we will get the details of the reasoning behind the ruling, and maybe from there, we will be able to decide the next course of action,” he stated.

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When asked if this marked the end of the legal challenge, the MP responded, “Well, I don’t think it’s the end of the road. Let’s just get the reasoning first.”

According to him, the “3–2 ruling suggests that the Supreme Court itself sees some reasoning in the arguments we made in court. It tells you that our argument was quite potent. So let’s wait for the reasoning, and after assessing it, we’ll decide what to do next.”

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The Supreme Court’s majority, led by three justices, ruled in favour of allowing the process to continue, while Justices Henrietta Mensa Bonsu and Ernest Gaewu dissented, aligning more closely with the applicants’ arguments.

The full reasoning behind the decision is expected to be published on May 21, 2025.

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