Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin is demanding complete transparency in the face of mounting efforts to oust Ghana’s Chief Justice, calling for any inquiry into her removal to be held in full public view and televised for the nation to witness.

Speaking during an appearance on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on May 2, Afenyo-Markin voiced deep concerns about what he described as a politically motivated attempt to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo from office.

He claimed the move lacks merit and warned of troubling behind-the-scenes dealings meant to sway members of the judiciary.

“They have their eye also on the judiciary to get rid of the Chief Justice for nothing done,” he said, alleging that judges are being courted with promises of future rewards if they lend support. “They go personal, promising judges, assuring them; ‘if you support, you would also be favoured," he added.

The Minority Leader urged judges to stand firm against what he sees as a growing threat to judicial independence. He emphasized that today’s target may be the Chief Justice, but tomorrow it could be any one of them. “Today it is Tokornu, tomorrow it maybe you,” he cautioned. “So, it is their duty to be collective,” he emphasized.

Afenyo-Markin also took aim at those behind the petition calling for the Chief Justice’s removal, casting doubt on their authenticity and capacity. “If you call the petitioners, where are the petitioners? Are they ghosts?” he asked. “If you ask them, can you yourself read your petition?”

Reiterating his call for transparency, he said the process should not be hidden from Ghanaians. “I pray that the day comes where this so-called committee hearing is done in public,” he stated. While acknowledging that the Constitution permits in-camera hearings in such cases, he argued that the Chief Justice should have the right to request an open session. “Though there is that provision in the Constitution that talks about in-camera hearings, if the CJ says, ‘I want to hold this right—make it public,’ it should be public,” he said.