Chief Justice explains decision to expedite Dafeamekpor’s injunction application

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo has explained the decision to expedite the injunction application filed by the MP for South Dayi, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, aimed at halting parliament’s confirmation of newly nominated ministers by President Akufo Addo.
Justice Torkonoo asserted that the case was ripe for hearing as all necessary procedures had been fulfilled.

Addressing reporters in Accra on Thursday, the Chief Justice revealed new measures to prioritise cases that have completed required processes for prompt hearing within the timelines.

“In this particular case, as soon as the case was filed, the Attorney General filed his response. He filed his affidavit to the opposition. So the case was ripe for hearing. We were going to go on Easter break and the Attorney General wrote and said that this is a matter of governance so could the court issue a hearing notice for the case to be heard, and the court was going to sit on Wednesday, so hearing notices were issued so that the applicant who filed the case himself and who should be interested in his case himself will come court and the two other respondents will also come to court.

The Supreme Court on March 27 dismissed an application filed by South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, challenging the approval of new ministerial and deputy ministerial nominees.
In a unanimous decision, a five-member panel of the court held that the application was frivolous and an abuse of the court process.

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