News:
June 20, 2017
The Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu has charged the newly-sworn-in Chief Justice (CJ) Her Ladyship Sophia Akuffo to institute the necessary judicial reforms to ensure speedy adjudication of cases for the timely delivery of justice in the country.
He expressed reservations about what he described as “the slow tortuous and cumbersome nature of the country’s justice delivery system” that should not be allowed to continue under the leadership of the new Chief Justice.
Haruna Iddrisu wondered how cases such as land litigation cases would continue to remain in the courts for well over 20 years saying “Justice delayed is justice denied,” and urged the CJ to remedy the situation.
The Minority leader expressed these comments on the floor of Parliament in support of a motion by the Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament Joseph Osei-Owusu for the approval of the new Chief Justice.
He lauded the credentials of the Chief Justice which he said qualified her enough to be appointed to the Supreme Court in 1995 by former president Jerry John Rawlings
Presenting the Committees report to the house, Chairman of the Committee Joseph Osei-Owusu stated that the nominee”s high standards, competence and integrity were on display during the vetting, leaving members of the committee with no choice but to approve her unanimously.
“The nominee qualifies to serve as Chief Justice of the country. It is the consideration of the committee that the nominee be approved by the House,” he said.
The nominee was last Friday subjected to over five hours of probing by members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament.
By Christian Kpesese