The Minority
Caucus in Parliament has requested for the details of the judgement on James
Gyakye Quayson, former Assin North MP to be made available by June 7 before it
can pass a vote on the president’s Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude
Torkornoo.
The Caucus
refrained from passing a vote on the nominee after the Appointments Committee
of Parliament met after vetting the Supreme Court Justice.
The group is
demanding to see the full judgement before any decision is taken.
A second vetting
appears imminent but the chairman of the Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu declared
that there will be no
second vetting.
The Minority
Chief Whip in a press release indicated that the Minority expects the
cooperation of the Majority in its request to bring closure to the vetting.
Below is the
full release
The Minority
Members on the Appointments Committee of Parliament did not vote on the
President’s nominee for the position of Chief Justice today due to the
unavailability of the reasoned judgement of the Supreme Court in the matter of
Hon. James Gyakye Quayson
It is important
to state that the Appointments Committee not long ago in 2019 vetted and
approved this same nominee as a justice of the Supreme Court. However, it was
imperative for Members of The Minority on the Committee to evaluate the
decisions of the nominee on all other cases, including the James Gyakye Quayson
case since the vetting in 2019.
We successfully
evaluated the nominee on all relevant criteria except the outstanding matter of
James Gyakye Quayson which would enable us to come to a decision. We expect the
reasoned Judgement of the court on this matter by 7 June, 2023 to finalise our
decision
We have duly
communicated our challenge to our colleagues on the Majority side and expect
their cooperation.
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