52% of Ghanaians Want Chief Justice Torkornoo Removed- Survey
A survey has found that the majority of Ghanaians are not interested in the continuous stay in office of the current Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
The study with a sample of 2,545 voters by Global InfoAnalytics found that 52% of electorates want the CJ removed.
It was conducted between April 7 to April 16.
The poll shows 52% of voters support the removal of the Chief Justice while 20% oppose her removal.
While 18% were neutral, 11% did not have an opinion.
The poll also shows majority of voters in all regions except Ahafo and the Upper East support the removal of the Chief Justice.
“In the Greater Accra Region, 58% support her removal while 16% oppose it. In the Ashanti Region, 37% support her removal while 32% oppose it and in the Central Region, 51% support her removal while 16% oppose it.”
According to the pollster, Voters with all levels of education support the removal of the CJ.
“Among those with JHS, 57% support her removal compared to 17% who oppose it. For those with SHS, 50% support and 21% oppose. Among those with tertiary, 54% support her removal while 18% oppose it and for those without any formal education, 37% support and 30% oppose it.”
A few weeks ago, two persons petitioned President John Dramani Mahama for the removal of the CJ over constitutional breaches.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
