{"id":188650,"date":"2016-02-10T15:25:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T15:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=188650"},"modified":"2016-02-10T15:25:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T15:25:06","slug":"case-on-appointment-of-judges-ec-chair-adjourned-to-march-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/02\/case-on-appointment-of-judges-ec-chair-adjourned-to-march-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Case on appointment of judges, EC Chair adjourned to March 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Supreme Court has adjourned to March 2 2016, the petition brought before it by the\u00a0Ghana Bar Association (GBA) challenging\u00a0the appointment of two judges to the nation\u2019s apex court, and\u00a0two others, also challenging the appointment of a chair for the Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n
The case has been adjourned to allow \u00a0all the parties to file a joint memorandum for the\u00a0court to make a determination on the cases.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”1yL640hVFnnoev6xNHydK8jmfLLmFXLy”]A Ghanaian citizen, Richard Dela Sky, has also filed a writ at the Supreme Court asking the court to interpret provisions of the 1992 Constitution on the appointment of an Electoral Commission chair.<\/p>\n
Mr. Sky is\u00a0hopeful that a positive\u00a0outcome of the case will define a clear path that President John Mahama, and all future Presidents, must navigate in making appointments to the Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n
Mr. Danso Acheampong, \u00a0has also filed a suit seeking interpretation on some appointments to the EC.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
By: Franklin Badu Jnr\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Supreme Court has adjourned to March 2 2016, the petition brought before it by the\u00a0Ghana Bar Association (GBA) challenging\u00a0the appointment of two judges to the nation\u2019s apex court, and\u00a0two others, also challenging the appointment of a chair for the Electoral Commission. The case has been adjourned to allow \u00a0all the parties to file a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n