The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as unconstitutional the decision by the Chief Justice to recommend judges for nomination to the Supreme Court.
The General Secretary of the party, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, addressing a press conference, said the constitution does not mandate the Chief Justice to recommend individuals to the President for nomination as Supreme Court judges.
This was in response to a letter the CJ wrote to the President recommending the names of five judges to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for nomination to the Supreme Court to manage the high volume of current cases.
The names recommended for nomination to the Supreme Court include Justice Afia Serwaa Asare Botchwey, the presiding judge in the ambulance case involving Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.
The rest are Justice Cyra Pamela Koranteng, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, Justice Eric Kyei Baffuour, and Justice Angelina Mensah Homiah.
The NDC’s Chief scribe in response said “Nowhere in the constitution is the Chief Justice named as the one to recommend persons to the president for appointment to the Supreme Court. We wish to state, without any equivocation, that the Chief Justice’s letter is illegal and of no effect.
“Her actions have completely turned over due process on its head and compromised her independence as the head of the judicial system. We are concerned about a worrying pattern that irresistibly suggests that the president is only appointing loyal members of his party to this court to have control over the judiciary to escape post-regime accountability,” he added.
Source: rainbowradioonline.com
