‘The court has gone to court’ – How Ablakwa, Akomea reacted to the Judicial Service suing govt

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, and the Deputy Chairman of NPP Flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign team, Nana Akomea, could not control their emotions on live TV while reacting to a court document indicating that the Judicial Service of Ghana had sued the government over the unlawful and unconstitutional sale of its bungalows.

Ablakwa, during a panel discussion on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana programme on Friday, September 6, 2024, read the said document as follows: “The plaintiff is the Judicial Service of Ghana and the defendants are the Land Commission, Frims Oil Company Limited, and the Attorney General.”

The host of the programme, Annie Afua Ampofo, who was surprised about the mention of the Judicial Service being the plaintiff, said, “The plaintiff is the Judicial Service of Ghana!”

Ablakwa retorted, “Judicial Service of Ghana, they have gone to court. That is the republic that we are in now,” wearing a smile on his face.

Right after his statement, laughter broke out among the panellists and the host of the show. Annie Afua Ampofo was laughing so hard that tears were dropping from her eyes.

“Annie, I’m trying to control myself. I don’t want to laugh but you are making me laugh.”

The second panellist on the programme, Nana Akomea, who appeared lost with what was happening, said, “Annie, I don’t know why but it has occurred to me that this is the judicial service, which is the court.”

He added, “That is why, Annie, you are (sic),” as he also started laughing.

Ablakwa came in and said, “The court has gone to court,” and Akomea replied, “Yes, yes,” as they both cracked up.

The North Tongu MP added, “Somebody reminded me recently that when I took Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey to court, the judicial service was hard on me. At the time, they didn’t know that when they were done with Jake’s bungalow, they would be coming for their bungalow.”

The Judicial Service in the said document, asked the court to declare the sale of some of its properties illegal as follows:

“Declaration that any purported sale, lease, grant, or disposal of the land and bungalows listed in paragraph 13 of the Statement of Claim being specifically described as:

No. 7 5th Circular Road, Cantonments, last occupied by Justice F. G. Korbie

No. 18 5th Circular Road, Cantonments, last occupied by Justice Anthony Abada

No. 21 5th Circular Road, Cantonments, last occupied by Justice K.A. Ofori-Attah

No. 36 5th Circular Road, Cantonments, last occupied by Robin Bath’s family

No. 3A 5th Circular Road, Cantonments, last occupied by Justice Yaw Appau

No. 3E 5th Circular Road, Cantonments, last occupied by Justice Steven Knyoke

No. 3F 5th Circular Road, Cantonments, last occupied by Justice Julius Ansah

No. 24 Onyasia Roman Ridge, last occupied by Justice Akamba

No. 31 4th Circular Road, Cantonments, last occupied by Justice P. K. Gyaesayor

GET 5 or No. 28 Kotey CR GL-029-7742, Labone, last occupied by Dr Naomi Apea, Judicial Service Clinic

No. 4 Ridge roundabout, Ridge, last occupied by Justice C. J. Honyemugah

No. 51 7th Avenue Extension, East Ridge, last occupied by Justice Vida Akoto Bamfo

No. D.20 CNQ, Labone, last occupied by Justice Laurenda Owusu

is unconstitutional and unlawful.”

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