Supreme Court nominee Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei has rejected suggestions that the Chief Justice can assume presidential powers in the event of a power vacuum.
Appearing before 's Appointments Committee on Monday, June 16, 2025, Justice Adjei argued that the 1992 Constitution does not support the inclusion of the Chief Justice in the presidential line of succession.
He described past legal opinions on the matter as "old" and no longer applicable under Ghana's current constitutional framework. "You cannot compare that system to the 1992 Constitution.
There is no provision in our Constitution that allows the Chief Justice to act as President," he said.
