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Bagbin refers Mahama’s 3 Supreme Court nominations to Appointments Committee

Parliament has referred President John Dramani Mahama’s nominations of two Court of Appeal judges and former Ghana Bar Association (GBA) President to the Appointments Committee for consideration.

Bagbin refers Mahama’s 3 Supreme Court nominations to Appointments Committee

Parliament has forwarded President John Dramani Mahama's nominations of three Supreme Court judges to the Appointments Committee for evaluation, stated Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin. The nominees are Justice Sophia Bernasko-Essah, Justice Amoako Asante, and former GBA President Tony Forson. The President proposed the nominees to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court.

The Appointments Committee will examine the nominees and present its findings to the House within the notice of recall period. Speaker Bagbin emphasized that the motions on the nominations must be deliberated within the one-week urgent sitting timeframe. The referral is part of the urgent parliamentary business for which the House was recalled by the President.

The emergency sitting, which began on August 24, 2021, is scheduled to continue until August 28, 2021.

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