GBA challenges Judiciary, Executive on constitutional limits
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called on the Judiciary and the Executive to operate strictly within the limits of the 1992 Constitution, with its President, Efua Ghartey, raising concerns about comments attributed to Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie. Speaking at the GBA’s annual conference in Ada, in the Greater Accra Region, Mrs Ghartey said the […] The post GBA challenges Judiciary,…
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has challenged the Judiciary and Executive branches to adhere strictly to the constitutional limits outlined in the 1992 Constitution. GBA President Efua Ghartey raised concerns about comments attributed to Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, specifically regarding the Judiciary's independence and its obligation to remain politically neutral.
The GBA president cited Article 128(4) of the Constitution, which guarantees the Judiciary's independence, and emphasized that this independence should not be interpreted as a license for judges to engage in partisan political matters.
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