[ 2017-05-11 ]

Law lecturer with the Ghana Law school, Lawyer Kwame Gyan

I will be happy to be the Chief Justice - Lawyer Kwame Gyan
A law lecturer with the Ghana law school, Lawyer
Kwame Gyan schooled listeners on Ahotor FM’s
Morning Show ‘Oman yi mu Nsem’ with Emmanuel
Quashie (Hitman).

According to Lawyer Kwame Gyan the selection of
the Chief Justice has nothing to do with whether
the individual is a judge or not.

According to him the only criteria for the
selection is a good standing in the field of law
as an astute Lawyer and a nobel personality in the
society without fault.

He praised the current Chief Justice, Justice
Georgina Theodora Wood for her work as the first
female chief justice and her immense work during
her tenure.

Lawyer Kwame, stated that he as an astute lawyer
for 27 years he will be happy if he is called to
be the chief justice, because he is more than
qualified.

He stated that some people’s perception of the
chief justice being a judge is misplaced.

Lawyer believes that the role of a chief justice
is very important as he or she plays the role as
the head of state in the absence of the president,
vice president and the speaker of parliament so in
the selection a lot of consideration and other
factors are considered.

When asked if political affiliation plays a role
in the selection, lawyer Gyan stated that the
president will not “consciously put a biting ant
on his bed when going to sleep”

Although there is no politicization in the
selection of the chief justice the president has
the sole prerogative to appoint any Lawyer with a
good standing in consultation with the council of
state.

On the removal of the chief justice, Lawyer Gyan
stated that the Chief justice can not be remove
from office but only on grounds of contempt and
regrettably disrepute to the office he or she
holds, therefore the need of deeper consultation
in the selection.

He further stated that the current supreme court
judges that have been named, Justice Jones Dotse,
Justice Sophia Akuffo, Justice Anin Yeboah and
other justices named are all qualified and
competent to hold this high office.

In an advice to the public, lawyer Gyan stated
that all are to accept and embrace the selection
of the presidents nomination.

Source - ahotoronline.com

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