Nana B’s claim that John Mahama promised to sack Chief Justice False
On April 24, 2025, the National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, said that President John Dramani Mahama promised to remove the Chief Justice while campaigning during the 2024 general elections.
Nana B said this while discussing Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo’s suspension on Okay FM’s morning show, Ade Akye Abia.
This is what he said:
“Let me tell you what is dangerous about this and why we should all rise up. Before John Mahama became president, he promised that he would sack the chief justice. The video is all over. He said this when he met some lawyers in the Volta region. He said he is not happy about our judicial system, so when he wins power, he will change the head of the judiciary. He has said it. It is on record. It is his campaign message that he wants to fulfill.”
Fakenewsghana has verified this claim and presents the verdict below.
Claim: “Before John Mahama became president, he promised that he would sack the chief justice. He said he is not happy about our judicial system, so when he wins power, he will change the head of the judiciary.”
Verdict: False
Explanation:
On April 22, 2025, President John Mahama suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. Three petitions were presented to the president, John Dramani Mahama, seeking her removal. As the constitution demands, President Mahama moved to suspend her to make way for an investigation into the petitions seeking her removal.
