The bar has been set very low for the new Chief Justice - Vice President of IMANI
Bright Simons, Vice Presidentof IMANI Africa, said the power of the judicial branch of government to control the President and his appointees is at its lowest point in the 4th Republic of Ghana.
According to him, the bar has been set very low for the new Chief Justice of Ghana who will replace Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, who left the post afterhis retirement. “Whether it is good or not, the Ghanaian Judiciary has in the past few years seen its reputation for checking the abuse of power by the Executive sink to the lowest level. in the 4th Republic.
"The bar has been set very highfor a new judge," Simons wrote in a tweet shared on Thursday, May 25, 2023. In the first tweet, Simons called for justice to empower citizens in the country.
His call was contained in a tweet on the GhanaWeb publication which announced the appointment of Justice Jones Dotse as Acting Chief Justice (CJ) after Justice Anim Yeboah retired on May 24, 2023, and did not return to the bench. In a tweet, he wrote "The Chief Justice of Ghana has retired. My CSO supporters rememberhis objection to our amicus brief against the EC's decision to deny birth certificates as proof of citizenship. The reason?
He went on to add: “We criticized the EC on the radio. We expect a justice system that will be accountable to citizens.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointedSupreme Court JusticeGertrude Torkornoo as Ghana'snext Chief Justice. The President indicated the need to start the process for the replacement of the outgoing judge, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, so as not to create any vacancy.
If approved by the Ghanaian parliament, Justice Torkornoo will be the third appointment to the office of judge since Akufo-Addo became president in 2017. She will also become the third female judge in Ghana's history,following the footsteps of Justices Georgina Theodora Wood and Sophia Akuffo.
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