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Did the Supreme Court Falter on the First Step to a Giant Leap?

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  • Prof 11 years ago

    Both parties may be frustrated with the justices serving on the election fraud case because Ghana in general is a corrupt society ruled by corrupt politicians and hailed by corrupt people who could be bought in any way. We ca ...
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  • Jane London 11 years ago

    I have so much faith in the Judiciary, but Justice Atuguba shocked me yesterday.

    His introduction speech was clouded by anger, frustration and BIAS.

    He failed the test in a society where corruption is considered the nor ...
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  • Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 11 years ago

    To be honest, as at the time I wrote the article (last night), I had suspicion of both NDC and NPP sympathetic Justices and potential relations on the SC. But the only ones I was aware of was that of the Chief Justice and Ju ...
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  • Kwame 11 years ago

    Why was SCJ Atuguba so emotionally angry to that extent? was guilty conscience at play?

  • Asiedu Nketia 11 years ago

    stupid ass. never compare the U.S with sick Ghana and her thieves.

  • NANA AMA SUNNY LOVE 11 years ago

    Electoral fraud is corruption of democracy
    (Support the fight against election rigging and corruption in Ghana)

    Ghana Election Was Rigged. And possibly with help from the Electoral Commission. It is all fraud . It is al ...
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  • Nana Yaw III 11 years ago

    Crying fraud over and over is not the end of the game. The real game is proving the fraud. The keyword is the provision of irrefutable evidence.

    Take a second look at the petition of the NPP to the supreme court and tell ...
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  • ADAMA 11 years ago

    NDC IS FOR LIARS, FOOLS AND ANIMALS

  • Ken Atta-Boakye 11 years ago

    I was just wondering why the Chief Justice should stay out of a case of so much importance to Ghana and the whole of Africa. Thanks for the explanation. Georgie is a highly respected Justice. I take my hat down for her! The o ...
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  • brighton gang 11 years ago

    you take you hat off not down.

  • Martin/PA 11 years ago

    You are right in your observations. Justice Atuguba should recuse himself because of the conflict of interest. But equally are the concerns of the NDC. Two or more of the justices are directly connected to NPP and its leaders ...
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  • Kwesi 11 years ago

    Well said Martin. Both parties have grave concerns about the imapartiality of the judges. Did anyone ever consider the possibility of Justice Atuguba being an NPP sympathizer? Just because his cousin is a senior presidential ...
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  • KATH 11 years ago

    He was Victor Owusu friend and stood as PFP MP for Bolgatanga seat but lost the election.

  • Afranie 11 years ago

    Lets be frank. Before the Chief Justice empaneled the judges he should have checked how each voted in the elections. You see, this morning I have read that a big man in the PNC actually campaigned for the NPP. The Chief Just ...
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  • jim 11 years ago

    Addendum, the sentence Justice Dotse was......... Sould read as follows, Justice Dotse was a former regional chairman of the NPP Volta Region.
    Thank you.

  • Kwadwo 11 years ago

    An excellent analysis of judicial conflict of interest. Before the hearing, Justice Atuguba himself should have disclosed his family ties to the Presidential appointee, Dr Atuguba, and then left it to the parties to motion if ...
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  • The Pragmatic Socialist 11 years ago

    What about Justice Dotse who was an NPP Chairman, what about Justice Anim Yeboah who is a couson of Kuffour, what about Baffour Bonnie who is a couson of bafur Bonnie who is a presidential staffer.

  • kk 11 years ago

    ataachia is married to the chief justice sister how about that . that is why the npp got to know the judges on the case

  • Nii 11 years ago

    If every judge had to recuse themselves in cases because they have a distant relation somewhere (Raymond is his nephew), the cour system in Ghana would collapse.

    Georgina Woode is the sister in law of Atta Akyea of NPP. S ...
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  • Roce Koran 11 years ago

    Nii, I totally agree with you. Kofi Atta I can't believe this crap is coming from you. Why should NPP of all, who are demanding cameras in the court open the flood gates for possible objections to court panell when they know ...
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  • Martin 11 years ago

    From the above article and justifications, the writer has indicated that since the Chief Justice is connected to one member of the NPP through her sister's marriage, the Chief Justice freely decided not to be part of this par ...
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  • osei hwedie 11 years ago

    I find the statement from Kofi Atta extremely naive and nonsense. The body language, the facial expression and the words he uttered lateron are all indications that the man is not only biased but also living on the moon. When ...
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  • Nana Yaw III 11 years ago

    Take a look at the Netherlands. Take a look at Singapore. Even take a look at Togo. How much natural resources do these countries have? What is their economic situation? Talking about Togo, do you have any idea as to how ...
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  • The Pragmatic Socialist 11 years ago

    KOFI I disagree with you on this occassion Do you aso know that Justice Baffo Bonnie brother works with President Mahama at present? Do also know that Mrs Justice Akufo is a relative of Akufo addo? Do you also know Justice An ...
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  • C.Y. ANDY-K 11 years ago

    So Justice Paul Baffoe Bonnie's brother works in the Castle but is a proven NDC supporter, or a technical staff? At the same time, he Paul is a bosom friend and roommate at Legon of Sir John, the NPP General Secretary. Can we ...
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  • brighton gang 11 years ago

    if you have a good case who the justices are should not matter unless you want to rig the results in your favour

  • KOKI 11 years ago

    W'akasa, Kofi! Your analysis really hit the nail on the head. They, the judges, are after all also humans and citizens of this country...but as you rightly said..."their ABILITY to decide on MERITS OF THE CASE BEFORE THEM".. ...
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  • jim 11 years ago

    Probably someone has to let know the composition of the Supreme Court for you to be wiser.

    1. G. Wood ------ appointed by Kuffour

    2. Atuguba ------- " " " "" " Rawling

    3. S. Akuffo ------ " " Rawlings

    4. Da ...
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  • Ko 11 years ago

    Your suggestion that Justice Atuguba should have stepped down because of perceived conflict of interest poses a huge problem for our judiciary.In America the political leanings are known but they allowed to sit on cases.The s ...
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  • Ghana First 11 years ago

    Justice Atuguba was a close friend to Victor Owusu and stood as PFP MP for Bolgatanga constituency and lost the seat to PNC candidate for Dr Hilla Liman.
    The PFP is now NPP and also Justice Dotse was NPP Chairman for Kpandu ...
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  • Seymour Gray, LL.B. (USA) 11 years ago

    THE PEOPLE OF GHANA MUST TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION HOW CLOSELY THE WORLD IS WATCHING GHANA AND GHANA'S SUPREME COURT. VERY FEW SUPREME COURT DECISIONS FROM GHANA WILL HAVE THE ATTENTION THAT THE DECISION ON THE APPLICATION FOR ...
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  • Nana Yaw III 11 years ago

    THE CASE OF THE NPP IS A LOOSER FROM THE START FOR WANT OF CREDIBLE EVIDENCE.

  • Jane London 11 years ago

    Yes, the Supreme Court FALTERed on its first Leap!!

    For Justice Atuguba to hit his table and lose it, is a very bad start.

    A very very bad start indeed. He is already angry and will not deliver a good service.

    He sh ...
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  • Nana Yaw III 11 years ago

    AND MANY OTHERS HAVE TO BE CHANGED AS WELL. THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND SOPHIA AKUFFO TO START WITH, FOR THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE NPP'S TOP BRASS. THEN THERE IS THIS OTHER ONE WHO WAS VOLTA REGIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE NPP.... FO ...
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  • Whatever 11 years ago

    Any judge ought to be very angry or livid with an attempted abuse of its processes by a litigants. Is it not highly irritating and vexatious when a litigant tells a president judge in words to recuse himself on the basis of u ...
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  • Whatever 11 years ago

    The other judges on the panel, one of them is an ex-constituency executive of the NPP in the volta region, another judge is a nephew of ex-president Kufour who is an elder in the NPP. Should those judges on the panel also rec ...
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  • Ato 11 years ago

    That's right. The articles last paragraph makes sense. The NDC said that they may also have objections to some members of the panel. In fact I have my own objections. So where do we stop? I guess even if Jesus Christ were emp ...
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  • Yaw Afriyie, New York 11 years ago

    So now we all see what can of worms the NPP, with their initial objections, have opened. The links of the Justices to personalities in both Parties (NPP & NDC) will make any decision that the court arrives at difficult to ac ...
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  • DR QUADRATIC 11 years ago

    I agree with the writer in some points and not in others.Even if the CJ recuses herself,she can still select justices who she knows will deliver the case in the direction she wants if she wants to be partial.We all know our c ...
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  • GOAHEAD 11 years ago

    There two to three NPP guys at SC, if NDC decide to change them, this case will go SINE DIE. NPP must be very careful because they will lose this case one touch.

  • Kaketonti 11 years ago

    NO COURT.OPERATION SUCCESSFUL,BUT THE PATIENT IS DEAD.THIS CASE IS DEAD;CAUSE-NATURAL DEATH.AND MUST BE BURIED.LONG LIVE GHANA

  • Paul Amuna 11 years ago

    Kofi, once again your analysis makes a lot,of sense. I suspect the SC justices had spent sometime making a careful selection of the panel, unaware of the president's intentions and ordinarily one would have hoped that Justice ...
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