Private Legal Practitioner, Lawyer Martin Kpebu has described the current case over the vacant parliamentary seats at the Supreme Court as not only constitutional but politically inclined While reacting to the Supreme Court overruling objection on Justice Gaewu sitting on the vacant MPs seat case during an interview on TV3's Ghana Tonight monitored by MyuNewsGh.com, Lawyer Kpebu stated that the decision to maintain the Judge on the panel was not a good decision.
According to Lawyer Martin Kpebu, the reasons for objecting the removal of the the Justice does not augur well, emphasizing that although the basis is constitutional, the case at the Supreme Court is purely political and between the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). "This case is political.
It's between NDC and NPP.
So if you have a member of the justice who is an NPP, you don't panel him", Lawyer Kpebu advised Lawyer Martin Kpebu further expressed concern about the lost in trust of the Supreme Court, arguing that the Afrobarometer showed the the level of trust in the Supreme Court was 65 % in 2012 however, in the new update, it has dropped to 35%. "Because of this, I thought the court will be mindful and know how to handle the application so as to restore the dignity of parliament" he lamented, stating that he was disappointed over the happenings at the Supreme Court and has expressed worry on the lost in trust for the Supreme Court.