The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has adked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo not to make any further appointments to the country’s superior courts.
The General Secretary of the NDC, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, opined that the President had packed the courts with too many loyalists of the NPP.
He said at a press conference that there was no need to nominate more judges to the Superior Courts.
The comments by the NDC come after Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo proposed the names of five judges to be nominated as judges of the apex court.
Mr. Kwetey indicated that there were enough judges on the bench to deal with judicial issues.
“With general elections set to take place in a few months, we are of the view that President Akufo-Addo must immediately halt his plans to make any further appointments to the superior courts. This is in view of the fact that he has already packed the courts with too many of his loyalists to the disbelief of many right-thinking Ghanaians and consummate democrats.”
“Again, there are enough judges on the bench at this particular point in time to deal with judicial issues. More importantly, with elections on the horizon, it is fair that any such appointment with far-reaching implications on this constitutional democracy should be left for the next President of Ghana,” he stated.
Source: rainbowradioonline.com
