Accra: Former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has explained why former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo cannot appeal her case in any other court following the ruling of the ECOWAS Court of Justice. The ECOWAS Court on June 24, 2026, dismissed all seven claims filed by former Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, against Ghana. The ruling held that due process was followed in her suspension and removal, and hence rejected her demand for $10 million in damages.
According to Ghana Web, Inusah Fuseini spoke to this development in an interview with United Television UTV on June 25, 2026. He stated that the ruling by the ECOWAS Court is final, making it impossible for Torkonoo to appeal in any other court. He clarified that the ECOWAS Court is a regional body established to provide remedies when citizens feel justice has been denied locally. Unlike domestic courts, its decisions are final and not subject to further appeal.
Fuseini explained, "The ECOWAS Court is a regional body, not a domestic appellate court. Its purpose is to give individuals an avenue beyond their national courts. But once the ECOWAS Court delivers a ruling, there is no higher court to appeal to. It's not available to appeal. You cannot appeal to some other courts."
He also noted that removal from the Supreme Court carries severe consequences. "When you are removed as a Supreme Court judge, you are not entitled to any compensation, you lose everything," he said.
Fuseini further dismissed suggestions that the petition against Torkonoo was politically motivated, noting that similar petitions had been filed in the past. "For me, I don't see the politics in it because the people who sent the petition, I don't believe they are NDC members, and the case against her is not about party politics," he argued.
He recalled that private legal practitioner, Kwaku Azar, had also petitioned against her during former President Akufo-Addo's era, but the Council of State at the time ruled it was not evidential enough. "So will you say Kwaku Azar is also an NDC sympathiser?" Fuseini asked.