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Our enduring advocacy for a New Constitution 4a New Generation. We blv in Progressive Constitutional Reforms that will provide a better framework for Social Equity & Economic Justice 4our ppl; as well as help to confront the Abuse of Power& Impunity squarely
It is not even ethical that the immediate former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame should be the one now putting up defences before the Supreme Court of Ghana 🇬🇭 on behalf of former colleagues who were expected to act on his independent advice as Attorney General in the discharge of their public duty.
Godfred was acting in his office as Attorney General then and not as a private officer and if the same office is now prosecuting former officials, it is disgraceful that the same man who occupied that office on behalf of all
Of us should be the one now defending these persons as a private practitioner.
It does not even meet the standard of the LI 2423 that guides the professional conduct of lawyers in Ghana 🇬🇭.
It is disgraceful but the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has no words for Dame.
1. I have just finished reading the two decisions in the consolidated cases regarding former CJ’s removal.
2. What I am about to write here is targeted more at academics and constitutional lawyers; not even just all lawyers, so please. If it doesn’t make sense, it wasn’t intended for you.
3. Now!
4. So much to say! So much to say! I have always thought Amadu-Tanko JSC was writes with great lucidity and analytical patience. They are on display here.
5. Perhaps this is the first of many posts I will make on the judgments. Maybe not. I will just focus on writing academic articles.
6. But I want to just say now that if in Abdulai, you believed that Justice Kulendi had sounded the death knell of the political question doctrine; well Amadu brings much nuance to the issue; and resurrects it. But “to a limited extent” in his words. 😃
7. I am a strong believer in the political question doctrine; so I am happy to see its return even in a “limited fashion” in what has been a chequered life. But also we do get some guidance, perhaps not as mechanic as the Baker v Carr guidelines but a lot more fluid. I
8. Justice Tanko says “However, the Attorney-General's submission carries an important and sound caution, which we accept and to which we shall return. That, the more a function partakes of consultative and political judgment as the determination committed by Article 146 to the President and the Council of State plainly does, the narrower is the proper compass of judicial review, and the greater the restraint the Court must observe. We may ask whether the Constitution was obeyed; we may not substitute our own judgment for that which the Constitution has entrusted to others. With that distinction in mind, we turn to what the Constitution in fact requires.”
Shalom
Government has announced a coordinated national post-flood recovery and mitigation exercise aimed at restoring affected communities and strengthening resilience against future flooding.
The exercise will be led by the Ghana Armed Forces, which will undertake a clean-up and restoration operation focused on improving sanitation, restoring public safety, and mitigating potential public health risks, including outbreaks of water-borne diseases.
At a press briefing on the National Update on the Recent Floods, the Director General of Joint Operations of the Ghana Armed Forces, Forster Okae-Yeboah, noted that Government is grateful to private sector partners for their support, including the provision of logistics, equipment, and technical expertise to strengthen ongoing recovery efforts.
He further indicated that enforcement measures will form part of the exercise, including the removal of structures erected within waterways or those deemed to pose immediate safety risks, as part of efforts to restore order and reduce future flood vulnerability.
Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the recovery programme, which is backed by a GH¢350 million allocation for emergency relief, reconstruction, and long-term flood mitigation interventions. Spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu assured that all displaced persons will be supported as affected communities are restored.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces a special expedited initiative to replace Ghanaian Passports damaged or lost due to the recent devastating floods.
Lost and damaged Passports shall be replaced within a week.
We stand in solidarity with our compatriots.
The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has launched a special enforcement exercise in the Ashanti Region to remove illegally installed sirens and emergency lamps from vehicles.
The operation is being carried out jointly by MTTD Headquarters in Accra and the Ashanti Regional MTTD.
#CitiNewsroom #GhanaNews #MTTD #GhanaPoliceService #RoadSafety #AshantiRegion
#WHAAAAAAT?
The behaviour of some public officials is extremely difficult to understand.
Can someone explain why a public official would put guests on an aircraft and fly them to Europe or another destination to celebrate his or her birthday?
The practice of taking videos and photographs of these usually extravagant parties and posting them on social media is even more shocking.
What about those public officials who insist that their pregnant wives cannot deliver their babies in Ghana and fly them to the United States of America, Europe, or South Africa?
All these happen against a backdrop of extreme poverty in Ghana which these public officials swear to defeat.
Can or will the Mahama administration make a difference?
Meet my cousin, Dr Sylvia Adusu, newly elected Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). First woman - Africa, Ghana and Aveme 😁🫡
The Ecowas Court has just ruled in favour of Ghana and dismissed former Chief Justice Torkonoo’s action on all claims. The Court found that no violations of rights occurred and that she was not entitled to her claim of 10 million US dollars.
Ghana’s case was pleaded and argued by Deputy Attorney-General - Dr @JusticeSremSai. And the former Chief Justice was represented by well known Senior Advocate of Nigeria - Femi Falana.
Femi Falana lost his cool after the Judgment and made a remark that the judgment should be made available so all judges in teh sub region would know that they cant rule against their Governments. The Court found the conduct and comments of Femi Falana “unacceptable” and “did not expect that from him".
Court was impressed with submissions arguments made by Justice Sai and upheld all of them.
The Court ruled as follows:
1. The Suspension of the Chief Justice did not violate her right to work. The Court rejects Torkonor claim that her suspension was arbitrary and motivated by ill will.
2. Torkonoo was not arbitrarily dismissed. The Court finds that due process was observed.
3. The Chief Justice’s claim that she is also a member of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court and should have been removed separately from all these courts absurd. In the Court's view, her membership of these courts flowed from her position as Chief Justice. And if she was no longer Chief Justice, she could not claim to be a member of all the separate courts.
4. The Court rejects Torkonoo’s claim that her removal was unlawful because the Committee only confided itself to only the first petition and did not go into the second and third petitions. The Court finds that on the whole, the Committed acted prudently in the interest of judicial economy.
5. The Court rejects Torkonoo’s claim that she was treated to undignified treatment, because she was searched, and that her husband and family were excluded from attending the parties; and also that the choice of Adu Lodge, was deliberate because of her uncle. The Court found that the measures taken to secure the proceedings were lawfully and proportionate.
6. The Court rejected the claim that the Committee violated her rights by continuing with the removal proceedings, despite the fact that she had filed an application for provisional measures seeking to suspend the proceedings.
7. The Court holds that Ghana did not violate Torkonoo’s right to receive information about the proceedings. That even though Torkonoo is entitled to receive the full report and record of proceedings, she did not even prove that she had first requested for the full report before proceeding to court.
Почему западные политики и их украинские марионетки отрицают результаты пяти народных референдумов о желании людей быть в составе России? Как известно, референдум – это ВЫСШАЯ форма демократии, выше него нет ничего. Получается, что они против демократии?
@sergeenko_i You steal a man’s farm and harvest his crops in his presence then you attempt to force him to pay 💰 much higher price for his stolen goods?
How intelligent is that move on the geopolitical chessboard?
There can never be consensual sex between a teacher and a student.
There can never be consensual sex between a teacher and a student.
There can never be consensual sex between a teacher and a student.
There can never be consensual sex between a teacher and a student.
This should never be up for debate.