The first Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short has revealed, he brushed off pressures from people who wanted him to participate in active politics, explaining that he is not “moulded for politics.”
The immediate past Chairman of CHRAJ who was speaking on the Time with the Legends segment on the Citi Breakfast Show said he had no interest in becoming a politician but had a passion for law.
“I don’t think I am moulded for that kind of enterprise or activity so I wouldn’t want to go there,” he said.
Justice Emile Short who spoke extensively on developing the country’s democratic system also backed calls for a revision of the executive powers of the president.
According to him, the current practice that allows the president to appoint directors of critical state institutions has contributed to the crippling of competent institutions mandated to fight corrupt practices in the country.
“In practice what has happened over the years is that these appointments are made for the benefit of party loyalists, people who are sympathetic to the administration in power and sometimes without recourse for merit, and sometimes when that happens, they create weak institutions” he said.
Justice Emile Short made these remarks on the Citi Breakfast Show to explain why some individuals were hesitant to enter into politics.
‘Some of these appointments should be made either with the approval of parliament 2/3 of the members of parliament or we have a committee comprising of representative of identifiable civil society organisations who can nominate people who are very competent…. that way you have a better chance of getting people who are competent, credible and men and women of integrity,” he added.
Click on audio to listen to full interview with Emile Short
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By: Pius Amihere Eduku/citifmonline.com/Ghana