{
  "id": 5997762,
  "title": "The Chief Justice is not a Touring Minister: Baffoe-Bonnie’s SOE visits are unconstitutional officiousness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/the-chief-justice-is-not-a-touring-minister-baffoe-bonnies-soe-visits-5997762",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T14:46:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-chief-justice-is-not-a-touring-minister-baffoe-bonnies-soe-visits-are-unconstitutional-officiousness/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Chief Justice's recent visits to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to assess their performance have been deemed unconstitutional and beyond his authority, argues Professor Baffoe-Bonnie. The 1992 Constitution clearly outlines that the Chief Justice's responsibilities are limited to two: being the Head of the Judiciary and presiding over the Supreme Court. The Constitution strictly separates the powers of the Executive and Legislature from the Judiciary, prohibiting any overlap. Consequently, the visits to SOEs, which are administrative entities governed by the President, fall outside the CJ's jurisdiction. The visits could be seen as an unconstitutional exercise of power, potentially undermining the appearance of judicial independence and even appearing to act as a political figure. While judges are permitted to comment on general matters, these visits to SOEs are not within the bounds of a judge's constitutional role.",
  "summary": "We live in very uncertain and precarious times. If one would heed the advice of the prophet Amos (in Amos 5:13), silence- outright silence will become our lot.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
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      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}