SC Justice Rose Constance Owusu retires

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awonaniba 11 years ago

Good riddance. Opportunity to appointment an ewe. Lol

Good riddance. Opportunity to appointment an ewe. Lol
Madzia 11 years ago

Thank You for your service truthfulness, honesty and fairness. Ghanaians will not forget your efforts to do what's right.

Thank You for your service truthfulness, honesty and fairness. Ghanaians will not forget your efforts to do what's right.
KOLA, INSIDE LONDON. 11 years ago

A lawyer who only go promoted by a president known publicly as the most highest thief ever. And she thought she served Ghana? No she served the Kookoase petitioners who today do not see themselves as Ghanaians because they ar ...
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A lawyer who only go promoted by a president known publicly as the most highest thief ever. And she thought she served Ghana? No she served the Kookoase petitioners who today do not see themselves as Ghanaians because they are not in Power.

Carefully examining her judgement of the 'PINK SHEET SAGA'you can only say her's was a herd mentality syndrome, HMS. She is in no doubt one of those who allowed their affiliation with KRONFUOR to cloud their judgement.

Any wonder she is running away??
KOLA, INSIDE LONDON. 11 years ago

should read, a lawyer who only got promoted.

should read, a lawyer who only got promoted.
Ka Na Wu 11 years ago

You cannot even make a statement and sentence right first time until you teacher calls to correct but has the capacity to insult others.

You cannot even make a statement and sentence right first time until you teacher calls to correct but has the capacity to insult others.
KWAKU MANU 11 years ago

MAMA ROSE, YOU HAVE SERVED GHANA WELL. WE DUFF OUR HATS TO YOU. CHEST OUT, HEADS HIGH YOU MATCH OUT OF YOUR DUTY POST TO GHANA WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE. GOD BLESS YOU

MAMA ROSE, YOU HAVE SERVED GHANA WELL. WE DUFF OUR HATS TO YOU. CHEST OUT, HEADS HIGH YOU MATCH OUT OF YOUR DUTY POST TO GHANA WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE. GOD BLESS YOU
oba nyansani baako Pe in Ghana 11 years ago

The harvest time shall come and we shall see those that they can survive in Ghana.

The harvest time shall come and we shall see those that they can survive in Ghana.
JAH LOVE 11 years ago

BYEEEEEEEEEEE

BYEEEEEEEEEEE
KWAKU MANU 11 years ago

WHO GAVE BIRTH TO THIS CURSE ON THE LAND OF GHANA? YOU HAVE NO CONSCIENCE.

WHO GAVE BIRTH TO THIS CURSE ON THE LAND OF GHANA? YOU HAVE NO CONSCIENCE.
THEO 11 years ago

Can this illiterate fool shut up his ayigbe mouth here?

Can this illiterate fool shut up his ayigbe mouth here?

insight to the bone 11 years ago

sad she could not stand up for truth and justice

sad she could not stand up for truth and justice
Ka Na Wu 11 years ago

No unqualified Ayigwe to SC as the former ewe Chief Justice who sued Nana and Nana floored him. No ewe is fit to be on SC panel. Nana will floor any ewe who goes to SC as he did to their former SC Chief.

No unqualified Ayigwe to SC as the former ewe Chief Justice who sued Nana and Nana floored him. No ewe is fit to be on SC panel. Nana will floor any ewe who goes to SC as he did to their former SC Chief.
pepi 11 years ago

A dead EWE on the court will always be better than any yen akanfo

A dead EWE on the court will always be better than any yen akanfo
Kwame 11 years ago

God bless you. You retire with your integrity intact and your conscience clear.

God bless you. You retire with your integrity intact and your conscience clear.
Denis 11 years ago

This was a fine woman who sold her integrity because of tribal and political allegiance thereby resulting in one of the most irrational, disgraceful and bizarre judgements of her long career.

I believe she regrets this rat ...
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This was a fine woman who sold her integrity because of tribal and political allegiance thereby resulting in one of the most irrational, disgraceful and bizarre judgements of her long career.

I believe she regrets this rather sad episode in her career which has haunted her to an early retirement.Perhaps it might as well have affected her health because she looks a devastated person.
francis 11 years ago

good work done, mama. ayekoo.

good work done, mama. ayekoo.
Yaw Tweneboah koduah 11 years ago

Faithfulness, me nuabaa woke nokwafo this will continue. Leading you through out your life continue like that.I live both in Germany and London if ?ou are ok with it you can contact me on phone then we can be one. Thanks. 0 ...
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Faithfulness, me nuabaa woke nokwafo this will continue. Leading you through out your life continue like that.I live both in Germany and London if ?ou are ok with it you can contact me on phone then we can be one. Thanks. 00447932474401
peter 11 years ago

God bless u Her Lordship .
it is pity the way is opened for another Ewe

God bless u Her Lordship .
it is pity the way is opened for another Ewe
OWUSU EQUALS NPP 11 years ago

Foolish reasoning. you spend 8 hours in line to vote.some idiot failed to sign a sheet of paper so your vote should be annulled. Ghana law school product for you

Foolish reasoning. you spend 8 hours in line to vote.some idiot failed to sign a sheet of paper so your vote should be annulled. Ghana law school product for you
atta 11 years ago

Yes they know how to cheat to win an election but don't know how to given and develop the country. You want her to endorse unverified votes so that minors and Togolese can vote for you.

Yes they know how to cheat to win an election but don't know how to given and develop the country. You want her to endorse unverified votes so that minors and Togolese can vote for you.

Kwadwo 11 years ago

Thanks for your service.

Thanks for your service.
biggles mr bonnddd 11 years ago

now let me scan the list of Court of Appeal judges and nominate a jurist for the SC. is it the experienced discreet ASAK or the young humble Ksi lawyer ........ I shall be eagerly observing proceedings.

now let me scan the list of Court of Appeal judges and nominate a jurist for the SC. is it the experienced discreet ASAK or the young humble Ksi lawyer ........ I shall be eagerly observing proceedings.
K.O .DARKO 11 years ago

We will also remember you,for the good work you have done for the nation.GOD will always bless you.well done good servant.

We will also remember you,for the good work you have done for the nation.GOD will always bless you.well done good servant.
Che Andrew 11 years ago

Absence of Signatures of Presiding Officers. Now that she has retired as a judge I pray that in her constituency the presiding officer will not sigh the pigshit in 2016. The results will be cancelled and she will be asked to ...
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Absence of Signatures of Presiding Officers. Now that she has retired as a judge I pray that in her constituency the presiding officer will not sigh the pigshit in 2016. The results will be cancelled and she will be asked to go and queue in the sun and vote the second time. The officer refuses to sign again and she will repeat the exercise over and over again until the presiding officer signs. The sins of the presiding officer shall be visited on her frail body until she drops exhausted.
Al Hajj AAA-Rashid(OH.USA) 11 years ago

Thank God she is leaving. She was an apology of a judge. Aside that, her spoken English was so suspect one wonders, if she had ever set foot in a tertiary institution.

Her thoughts/statements were so skewed, one could easi ...
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Thank God she is leaving. She was an apology of a judge. Aside that, her spoken English was so suspect one wonders, if she had ever set foot in a tertiary institution.

Her thoughts/statements were so skewed, one could easily tell how she was going to rule in the Election Petition.

No level headed Ghanaian is ever going to miss her. I hope the government replaces her with a competent jurist not another stooge/rubber stamp like Kuffour did.

For goodness sake, there should be NO REPLACEMENT! Ghana has too many SC judges, they should be pruned to 5 or 7 at most. Period!
,, 11 years ago

Fake Alhajj in Ohio, do you remember Dan Quayle?
Skin pain man, how many cases did the Mills govt win in court but his party axxepted the court decisions.
Get over the SC ruling.

Fake Alhajj in Ohio, do you remember Dan Quayle?
Skin pain man, how many cases did the Mills govt win in court but his party axxepted the court decisions.
Get over the SC ruling.
Chief amankwa 11 years ago

The law is the law ..but atubiga wants to adhere to convention not conviction.
Rose well done

The law is the law ..but atubiga wants to adhere to convention not conviction.
Rose well done
Kojo Nanka Bruce 11 years ago

Hon.Lady Justice Rose Owusu ayekoo for your sterling performance as a Supreme Court justice who brought to bear real justice and truth and honesty unlike those who believed that "truth does not matter in law"! Atugubah has be ...
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Hon.Lady Justice Rose Owusu ayekoo for your sterling performance as a Supreme Court justice who brought to bear real justice and truth and honesty unlike those who believed that "truth does not matter in law"! Atugubah has been exposed big time and Justice Rose should not rest at all but be a voice in the wilderness.
Kwame Yeboah 11 years ago

What has her retirement got to do with the election petition?

What has her retirement got to do with the election petition?
Di Nokware & Di Asempa 11 years ago

KWAME YEBOAH,
YOU HAVE ASKED THE MOST EXCELLENT AND RELEVANT QUESTION ON THIS REPORTING. SADLY, YOUR QUESTION MAY RECEIVE UNNECESSARY SCORN.

LET IT BE ASKED AGAIN: "WHAT HAS HER RETIREMENT GOT TO DO WITH THE ELECTION PETI ...
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KWAME YEBOAH,
YOU HAVE ASKED THE MOST EXCELLENT AND RELEVANT QUESTION ON THIS REPORTING. SADLY, YOUR QUESTION MAY RECEIVE UNNECESSARY SCORN.

LET IT BE ASKED AGAIN: "WHAT HAS HER RETIREMENT GOT TO DO WITH THE ELECTION PETITION?"

WHAT KIND OF JOURNALISM DO WE HAVE IN GHANA THESE DAYS?

G. K. Berko 11 years ago

It is an opportunity to revisit the case by its proponents and attack those who opposed the petition.

What we don't see in the article is the basis upon which the majority of the SC decided in contrast to Justice Owusu's ...
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It is an opportunity to revisit the case by its proponents and attack those who opposed the petition.

What we don't see in the article is the basis upon which the majority of the SC decided in contrast to Justice Owusu's decision.

Presenting both positions side by side could have helped the readers reassess the verdict in all fairness. It seems, however, that the Daily Guide only wanted to present the rationale that favored its own position on the case. That is not candid Journalism. In spite of Media's respective Political leanings, in serious cases like this that affect the very foundation of our Democracy, the Media owe us the responsibility to be honest and fair and objective.

Long Live Ghana!!!
Papagello UK 11 years ago

Thank you Berko, you are right and God bless you

Thank you Berko, you are right and God bless you
Papagello UK 11 years ago

It's all about Daily Guide -NPP nonsense that is clouding the mindset of professional journalism

It's all about Daily Guide -NPP nonsense that is clouding the mindset of professional journalism
,, 11 years ago

Look at the paper that published the story.
The other day when they were reporting about Dr Raymond Atugubah at the Flagstaff House, Daily Guide tagged him to his relative Justice Atugubah. So what is the paper's agenda?
Sh ...
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Look at the paper that published the story.
The other day when they were reporting about Dr Raymond Atugubah at the Flagstaff House, Daily Guide tagged him to his relative Justice Atugubah. So what is the paper's agenda?
Shame unto Daily Guide for gutter journalism
Mr. Figure-Out 11 years ago

The relevance is there for all level headed people to see how meticulous her lordship was in executing her duties as an unbiased judge. She is probably retiring early because she feel much ashamed to have been part of the dub ...
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The relevance is there for all level headed people to see how meticulous her lordship was in executing her duties as an unbiased judge. She is probably retiring early because she feel much ashamed to have been part of the dubious Atugubas court which disgracefully overlooked the towering evidence of irregularities and malpractices on the ground to pass out that shameful judgement.
Lone prophet of Jehovah 11 years ago

CORRUPTION IS THE HALLMARK IN GHANA'S JUSTICE SYSTEM GOD HELP US

CORRUPTION IS THE HALLMARK IN GHANA'S JUSTICE SYSTEM GOD HELP US
biggles mr bonnddd 11 years ago

WHO GOES TO THE CA FROM THE HC?

WHO GOES TO THE CA FROM THE HC?
QUAYE- MENSAH 11 years ago

GOD RICHLY BLESS YOUR FAMILY.GOOD JOB DONE

GOD RICHLY BLESS YOUR FAMILY.GOOD JOB DONE
Denis 11 years ago

This was a fine judge whose tribe and politics coloured his sense of judgement resulting in one of the most irrational and bizzare judgements in Ghana's history

This was a fine judge whose tribe and politics coloured his sense of judgement resulting in one of the most irrational and bizzare judgements in Ghana's history
Friday 11 years ago

When is Atuguba going?He is simply useless and a disgrace to the Supreme Court!

When is Atuguba going?He is simply useless and a disgrace to the Supreme Court!
LAWFELLAS 11 years ago

THANK GOD SHE IS RETIRING. SHE DID'NT SEEM TO BE VERY BRIGHT. I FOUND HER LEGAL REASONING AND ANALYSIS TO BE INTELLECTUALLY SHALLOW ON THE ELECTION PETITION.

THANK GOD SHE IS RETIRING. SHE DID'NT SEEM TO BE VERY BRIGHT. I FOUND HER LEGAL REASONING AND ANALYSIS TO BE INTELLECTUALLY SHALLOW ON THE ELECTION PETITION.
Analyst 11 years ago

The 2012 election petition is a vivid example of how the courts are not interested in the truth. Take the case where presiding officers failed to sign the pink sheets.
These presiding officers are real persons who can be cal ...
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The 2012 election petition is a vivid example of how the courts are not interested in the truth. Take the case where presiding officers failed to sign the pink sheets.
These presiding officers are real persons who can be called and asked to explain why they didn't sign but the court was not interested in that. Remember, the law says the presiding officer ''shall'' sign the pink sheet but the law does not say that pink sheets not signed by the presiding officers are invalid. The law again makes it clear that if there is any reason cosidered by a presiding officer or a polling agent as unacceptable for which he/she cannot sign the pink sheet, he/she should express it by filling the petition form provided. Therefore if a presiding officer failed to sign the pink sheet but did not fill the petition form and we are not ready to find out why he did not sign, to conclude that the election concerned is null and void is nonsensical.
,, 11 years ago

Analyst, you analysis is true. How many cases did the Mills govt win in court?

Analyst, you analysis is true. How many cases did the Mills govt win in court?
Mike 11 years ago

That's the question I have always posed to those who thought the NPP had a case. Plus, if people voted without being verified by the biometric machine, all we needed was one person to testify in court that he or she voted wit ...
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That's the question I have always posed to those who thought the NPP had a case. Plus, if people voted without being verified by the biometric machine, all we needed was one person to testify in court that he or she voted without biometric information. None of the over 4m people who voted for the NPP ever came out publicly to claim that he or she voted without being verified by the biometric machine. God is not sleeping...you can't get power through the backdoor like that.
Annorwuo 11 years ago

During the Election Petition proceedings,and I must say that her attempt to clothe herself in a strict constructionist mantle was very opportunistic! It was an easy way for her to conceal her bias towards the petitioners,and ...
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During the Election Petition proceedings,and I must say that her attempt to clothe herself in a strict constructionist mantle was very opportunistic! It was an easy way for her to conceal her bias towards the petitioners,and without to dig deeper to establish the real purpose of requiring Returning Officrs sign or endorse the pink sheets;that being to prevent fraud or cheating,none of which the petitioners failed to prove. In fact,the signatures of the NPP agents was a de facto acknowledgement that evertything was above board. Couple this point with the dishonesty the petitioners engaged in,by cheerypicking polling stations President Mahama won deisively for sctutiny, while ingnoring the same infractions in areas Nana Akufo alos won won handily. The whole 8 months spent on this bogus petition,was a total waste of everybody`s time!
I hate to rain on her parade,and I may be wrong,but I dare say she failed to leave any indelible mark on the court during her 6-year stint!
Victor A. Young 11 years ago

It's always good to clear yourself from crooks who'd tarnish your reputation or convince you to side with them in making dubious verdict etc. It's time to retire in dignity than the opposite. You've done your best; you've ser ...
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It's always good to clear yourself from crooks who'd tarnish your reputation or convince you to side with them in making dubious verdict etc. It's time to retire in dignity than the opposite. You've done your best; you've served Ghana to the best of your ability. Atuguba & Co. are hanging on to their post with bad conscience linger at the back of their mind.
HONESTY 11 years ago

One of the most partisan and pro NPP judges on the election petition panel. Very stupid to say that the votes of Ghanaians who stood in lines for several hours should be annulled because some stupid, illiterate election offic ...
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One of the most partisan and pro NPP judges on the election petition panel. Very stupid to say that the votes of Ghanaians who stood in lines for several hours should be annulled because some stupid, illiterate election official either deliberately or negligently failed to sign a tally sheet. It is only a kokooase judge who will reason like that so that a kokooase politician can become president through the back door!! Good riddance.
citizen 11 years ago

u have receive at least some praises here,will Atukuba abotokuraba get same?>same unto him

u have receive at least some praises here,will Atukuba abotokuraba get same?>same unto him
Edward 11 years ago

May God Almighty grant you a good retirement. Thank you for serving your nation the best way possible.

May God Almighty grant you a good retirement. Thank you for serving your nation the best way possible.
Lankwei 11 years ago

I hope she is not replaced. There are too many SC judges, as things stand!

I hope she is not replaced. There are too many SC judges, as things stand!
Kwesi - USA 11 years ago

You have our respects. You defended the Constitution of Ghana, you spoke the truth and may History be the judge. God bless you and your family.

You have our respects. You defended the Constitution of Ghana, you spoke the truth and may History be the judge. God bless you and your family.
Mununkum Of Sunyani 11 years ago

She was appointed by Kuffour to the SC in the year 2008 to serve the purposes of the NPP. A strong minded zombie for JAK. She should go and write books.

She was appointed by Kuffour to the SC in the year 2008 to serve the purposes of the NPP. A strong minded zombie for JAK. She should go and write books.

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