Minority boycotts vetting of Supreme Court nominees over timing concerns

Speaking before Parliament’s Appointments Committee at Parliament House, Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader, said the caucus’ objection was not directed at the nominees themselves but at the procedure and timeframe adopted for the vetting.

However, Mr Bernard Ahiafor, Chairman of the Appointments Committee, rejected the Minority’s objection, describing the reasons advanced as “flimsy,” “hollow” and “baseless.

The nominees appearing before the Committee are Justice Sophia Bernasko-Essah, a Justice of the Court of Appeal; Justice Edward Amoako Asante, a Justice of the Court of Appeal and former President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice; and Mr Anthony Forson Jr.