Parliament has unanimously approved the appointment of Justice Clemence Honyenuga and three others to the Supreme Court bench.
The others Supreme Court nominees are Justice Issifu Imoro Tanko Amadu, also a judge of the Court of Appeal; Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, a law lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ghana, Legon and President of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences; and Mr. Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi, a private legal practitioner.
This recommendation was contained in a report presented to the House on Wednesday, 20 May 2020 by the Chairman of the Appointments Committee Mr. Joe Osei-Owusu.
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The four persons were appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in accordance with Article 144(2) of the 1992 Constitution and on the advice of the Judicial Council and the Council of State for Parliamentary approval.
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Despite earlier objections, the Minority backed the approval of Justice Honyenuga whom they accused of going against the ethics of his profession when he publicly endorsed President Akuf-Addo’s second term bid.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu said they would not hold Justice Honyenuga’s comments against him because he has apologized.
