Former Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has urged caution in the treatment of heads of arms of government.

This follows the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo by President John Mahama.

The suspension was on the back of the establishment of a committee to investigate petitions against the top judicial official.

Speaking on JoyNews' The Pulse, Mr Tuah-Yeboah emphasised the importance of respecting the independence of the judiciary and adhering to constitutional processes.​

"We have to be very careful the way we treat the head of any arm of government in Ghana, we have three main arms, the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary, the expectation is that the Council of State will play a role in such a way that we can have a balance stand," he said moments after the Presidency announce the suspension of the Chief Justice on Tuesday, April 22.

The suspension came after some three individuals filed a petition to the President, John Mahama, to remove the Chief Justice for alleged misconduct and incompetence.

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The President has since asked the Council of State to offer him advise on how to handle the issue.

According to Tuah-Yeboah, the Council of State's advise to the president is not friendly, saying "I see the advise of the Council of State as being very poisonous," he claimed.

The President has also constituted a five-member committee to investigate the petitions against the Chief Justice.

The committee, composed of eminent figures from the legal, military, academic, and public service sectors, will conduct a thorough inquiry into the allegations.