Citi News<\/strong>, explained that the decision is in the best interest of the nation saying \u201cwe need to have judges that have a very good grasp of what the legal environment pertains, not only the law, but the other aspects that influence the law; that is the people.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cThey need to work with the people to know their values, their expectations and the vision and so as you balance the equation at the Supreme Court,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He argued that it is not surprising to note that throughout Ghana\u2019s political history, several appointments made to the Supreme Court have been tagged with party colours.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you come from the Gold Coast and you come to the era even before independence, you\u2019ll realize that all those personalities that came into the Supreme Court were politicians. You can start from Sir Arku-Korsah, coming through to Akuffo Addo, Justice Adade, Sir Twum, coming through all of them. We should try to be realistic in life.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further reiterated that the justices \u201cneed that experience to be able to appreciate the legal issues that are raised by various cases that come before them. It\u2019s very important.\u201d<\/p>\n
On whether their political affiliations could have a bearing on their verdicts, the Nadowli-Kaleo legislator said \u201cIt only depends on the integrity of the individual.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that I\u2019m a member of Parliament and I\u2019m coming from the NDC doesn\u2019t mean when I\u2019m a judge I cannot show my mettle \u00a0by being independent. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve\u00a0 put in the Constitution enough provision to protect you from misuse or abuse of power. So you have the entire environment created by law to make you independent and dispense justice without fear or favour so it doesn\u2019t matter where you are coming from.\u201d<\/p>\n
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By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n