Akufo-Addo Appoints Four New Judges To The Supreme Court Bench; Asks Parliament To Speed Up Their Approval

• The president, Nana Akufo-Addo, has appointed four new judges to the Supreme Court
• The president said the appointments were made in consultation with the Judicial Council and Council of State
• The president's latest appointment brings to 15 the number of judges he has elevated to the apex court

President Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated three Appeals Court judges and one High Court judge to fill pending and projected vacancies on the Supreme Court bench.

The president has asked Parliament in a letter addressed to Parliament to expedite their approval to enable his appointees to assume their office as soon as possible.

The four new nominations are as follows:

• Justice Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu (Justice of Appeal)
• Justice George Kingsley Koomson (Justice of Appeal)
• Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu (Justice of Appeal), and
• Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu (Justice of the High Court.

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The president said in the letter addressed to the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin that his nominations have the blessing of both the Judicial Council and the Council of State.

"I am therefore in accordance with Article 144 (2) seeking the approval of Parliament for the appointment of the nominees as justices of the Supreme Court,” portions of the letter read.

In Parliament on Tuesday, the Speaker referred the president’s request to the Appointments Committee.

The latest nominations bring to 15 the number of judges the president has appointed to the apex court.

Junior police officer captured on video disrespecting his superior

YEN.com.gh reported previously that a junior police officer has been caught on camera talking back to his superior officer in what many on social media say is a rare instance of insubordination.

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The short clip posted by a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has sparked many reactions.

In the short video, the junior police officer, a dispatch rider, could be seen refusing to mention his name and his service number to the superior officer.

At one point, the junior officer boldly told his superior to meet him at the station for his service number.

"You did not bring me here," the agitated junior officer blurted out to the higher-ranked officer.

Mr Ofosu, who posted the video, did not give details about where and when the incident happened but appealed to the police administration to look into it and rein in the junior officer.

Source: YEN.com.gh