Ghana’s president has suspended the chief justice of the country’s Supreme Court, days after an investigation was launched against her.

Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, has accused President John Dramani Mahama of suspending Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Torkonoo based on personal animosity rather than constitutional merit.

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo with immediate effect and initiated an investigation in response to three petitions filed against her, a statement said.