By Francis Kobena Tandoh
Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin on Tuesday referred the nomination of Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Chief Justice of the Republic to the Appointments Committee for vetting and recommendation.
This follows the submission of his name to the House by President John Dramani Mahama for consideration and approval in accordance with Article 144(1) of the 1992 Constitution.
Rt. Hon. Bagbin, who made the referral on the floor of the House, directed the Appointments Committee to expedite its work and report back to the plenary for a final decision.
The development follows the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo from office for stated misbehaviour.
Her dismissal was based on the findings of a constitutional committee established under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.
Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, who has been acting in the role since April this year after the suspension of Justice Torkornoo, is currently the most senior judge on Ghana’s Supreme Court.
He was appointed to the apex court in June 2008 by then-President John Agyekum Kufuor. Enditem
Source: Ghana Eye Report
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