Appointments Committte Chairman rejects Minority’s objection to rushed Supreme Court vetting

Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has dismissed the Minority’s objection to the vetting of three Supreme Court nominees, insisting that the process is firmly grounded in Parliament’s decision to recall the House.

Mr Ahiafor said the President’s request for Parliament to be recalled specifically included the three nominations for appointment to the Supreme Court, alongside two ministerial nominations and the Banks and Special Deposits Institution Act Amendment Bill, 2026.

However, the committee concluded that the referral from Parliament covered all three Supreme Court nominees and that it could not selectively vet the ministerial nominees while excluding the judicial nominees.