President John Dramani Mahama will administer the oath of office to the incoming Justices seven newly confirmed Justices of the Supreme Court.
Reports gathered suggest the seven newly confirmed Justices of the Supreme Court will be officially sworn into office today, Thursday, July 3.
This follows Parliament’s approval of all seven Supreme Court nominees appointed by President John Dramani Mahama.
The approval follows despite strong resistance from the minority caucus.
There was a heated debate and a decisive voice vote, with the NDC Majority side of the House carrying the day after the Appointments Committee presented its final report.
According to the minority, the appointments were inconsistent with the recent suspension of the Chief Justice and raised constitutional concerns.
The minority further accused the Supreme Court of abandoning its responsibility by remaining silent.
The NPP minority asserted that their objections were not adequately captured in the committee’s report and affirmed their disapproval of all seven Judges.
The minority stated, “All Minority members opposed and voted against the nomination of the seven judges. Mr. Speaker, based on the meeting we had this afternoon, the recording of the meeting will indicate that everybody on the Minority side said no.”
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