Parliament postpones vetting of Supreme Court nominees to August 13

The Appointments Committee in Ghana’s Parliament has postponed the vetting of two Supreme Court Judge nominees to August 13, 2024.

This comes after the committee halted its meeting on Tuesday for a leadership engagement caused by the minority caucus' objection to Professor Richard Frimpong Oppong and Justice Sophia Bernasko Essah's vetting on the basis of lack of advertisement and short notice. 

Addressing journalists on the issue, the Vice Chairperson of the Appointments Committee, Patricia Appiagyei stated that the committee did not have a good understanding of the procedures.

“This morning, we were billed to vet the 2 nominees from the presidency to the supreme court and, unfortunately, we didn’t have a good understanding of the procedures that we needed to adapt to ensure that we could make them successful.

“In the turn of events, we decided to suspend the sitting and after suspension…It’s a pleasure to mention that after conferring with each other, we’ve built consensus, and we have rescheduled the vetting date from today to 13th August 2024.

“We believe that on that day when we invite you, you are all going to be present" she stated.

Source: Lead News Online