Minority boycotts vetting of 3 Supreme Court nominees
They cited what they term irregular procedure adopted by the leadership of the Committee.
Parliament's Appointments Committee has seen a boycott by Minority members. They claim the leadership's procedure is irregular. Three Supreme Court nominees are currently being examined by President John Mahama. The nominees include Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko-Essah, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, and Anthony Forson Jr. Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin expressed his disagreement with the Committee's procedure.
He questioned how they could be asked to vet the nominees with only three days' notice. This was after a heated debate with Committee Chairman Bernard Ahiafor. The standard practice is to provide fourteen days' notice and advertise in the newspapers before the vetting process begins. Afenyo-Markin highlighted concerns raised by the previous Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, during a similar situation where short notice was given for the vetting of Supreme Court nominees.
Afenyo-Markin stated that while they support the nominees, they cannot participate in the current procedure. He and other Minority members then withdrew from the Committee session.
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