The Article 146 Committee of Inquiry has adjourned proceedings on the second petition seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, following a joint request by both the petitioner and the Chief Justice.
The Committee, which is investigating three separate petitions submitted to President John Dramani Mahama in March this year, announced that it had intended to proceed with the second petition after concluding hearings on the first.
However, both the second petitioner and the Chief Justice formally pleaded for an adjournment.
Chairman of the Committee said the panel granted the request in the spirit of fairness and due process. He stressed that while the Committee is mandated to act expeditiously, it also recognizes the need to ensure that all parties are adequately prepared to present their cases.
“Accordingly, we shall be reporting on the second and third petitions in due time,” the Chairman told President Mahama at the presentation of the Committee’s report on the first petition at the Jubilee House.
The Committee has already concluded its work on the first petition, which involved extensive testimony from both sides, including nearly 10,000 pages of documentary evidence.
A sealed recommendation on that matter has since been submitted to the President.