The former Director of the Ghana Law School, Kwaku Ansah Asare, has accused former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of breaching constitutional conventions in the appointment of Chief Justices during his tenure.
According to Mr. Ansah Asare, the former president overlooked the established practice of allowing the most senior justice to act as Chief Justice whenever a vacancy arose.
Instead, he claimed, Mr. Akufo-Addo bypassed senior members of the Judiciary and elevated relatively junior judges to the highest office of the judiciary.
“The then president threw away the Constitution, which stipulates that when there is a vacancy, the most senior must act,” he said.
He further described some of the appointments as elevating “babies” to the prestigious role.
Mr. Ansah Asare made these remarks while reacting to the recent appointment of Justice Paul Baffoe Bonnie as Chief Justice. He shared his views on the Citizen Show, hosted by Kwabena Bobie Ansah on Accra 100.5 FM, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
In contrast, he commended President John Dramani Mahama for adhering to constitutional practice by maintaining the tradition of appointing the most senior justice at the Supreme Court to act as Chief Justice anytime there is a vacancy.
Source: Classfmonline