• US-based lawyer Kwaku Azar has reacted to the removal of Ghana’s Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo
  • President Mahama removed Torkornoo from office after receiving a report from the Article 149 Committee
  • Azar thanked the committee for its diligence and said GOGO will respect its recommendations

A US-based Ghanaian lawyer, Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, has reacted to the removal of Ghana’s Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Torkornoo.

Gertrude Torkornoo was removed from office by President John Mahama on Monday, September 1, 2025.

Stephen Kwaku Asare, Kwaku Azar, Gertrude Torkornoo, Chief Justice, President John Mahama.
Professor Kwaku Asare reacts to Gertrude Torkornoo’s removal as Ghana’s Chief Justice by President John Mahama.
Photo credit: UGC.
Source: UGC

This was after the president received the reports on the Article 149 Committee, probing the petitions against Gertrude Torkornoo.

In a Facebook post, in reaction to Gertrude Torkornoo’s removal, Prof Stephen Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar, expressed gratitude to the committee for its work.

“GOGO thanks the Committee for its diligent work and, consistent with past practice, will respect its recommendations,” he said.

Read Kwaku Azar’s Facebook post below:

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