Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has defended his actions by acting as lawyer for suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo in a legal matter currently before the Supreme Court.
Dame on behalf of his client has sued the Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine over the suspension of Gertrude Araba Torkornoo as Chief Justice.
In a suit filed on Wednesday, May 21, the Chief Justice is seeking an interlocutory injunction to halt all proceedings of the five member committee established to investigate petitions for her removal from office.
She has also requested the Supreme Court to restrain Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu from participating in the process, citing concerns over their impartiality.
Speaking on Joy News on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Godfred Dame dismissed any suggestion of conflict of interest following his decision to represent Torkornoo in the matter.
Mr. Dame insisted that he had acted within the ambit of the law and only fighting for the Independence of the Judiciary.
“It is about time that good men in this country speak for what is righteous and what is right. If there is any Attorney-General who, right from his appointment, has stood up for the judiciary and spoken against attacks on it, it is myself.
“It is not right and must be corrected. It is about time that proper things are stood for in this country. We cannot let people mislead the public and let it go uncorrected,” he stated.
—3news
