President Has Not Bloated the Number of Justices at the Supreme Court – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader/Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has set the record straight that the President, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has not bloated the number of Justices at the Supreme Court.

He said that the President has replaced potential Justices of the Court who are due for retirement soon.

Speaking to the press, he linked the President’s nominations to the Supreme Court to the effective delivery of justice rather than political expediency as speculated by the opposition NDC.

He mentioned names such as the Chief Justice, H.L Justice Annin Yeboah, H.L Justice Dotse, and some other Justices of the Apex Court who are due for retirement in few months from now.

He emphasized that, for effective and efficient administration of justice, and to ensure continuity of cases, the President cannot wait until the final exit of those due before nominating others to replace them.

The Majority Leader concluded by saying that the two Supreme Court Justices who were recently approved by parliament through majority decision namely Justices Ernest Yao and Justice George Koomson competence will be measured by their delivery of justice.

Story by Nana Kwaku Boffah, Parliamentary Correspondent