Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has expressed dissatisfaction with the adjournment of the hearing for an application aimed at halting the prima facie case determination in the Chief Justice’s impending impeachment process.
The case, filed by Old Tafo MP, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, was scheduled to be heard on Wednesday, April 9.
However, the Supreme Court adjourned the case indefinitely due to the unavailability of state attorneys attending an ECOWAS Court representation training.
Addressing the media after proceedings in court, Godfred Yeboah Dame expressed surprise at the turn of events, describing the AG’s reasons as untenable.
“I find it quite odd for him to say that state attorneys are at a conference and for that matter all the cases in the country should be adjourned. He’s not a state attorney he could not come to court in a case as important as the removal of the Chief Justice; he couldn’t come or extend the courtesy to the court by attending… And what makes it even more odd that they sent state attorneys, not even one but two to inform the court that they’re attending a conference and that they couldn’t attend… I find it as a confirmation of their disregard for the rule of law,” Dame told the media.
Godfred Dame subsequently prayed the court to adjourn the case to Monday, April 14, but his plea was dismissed.
The plaintiff is seeking a Supreme Court declaration that the president’s decision to consult the Council of State on the determination of a prima facie case without first seeking the Chief Justice’s response is unconstitutional.
The court was presided over by Justice Henrietta Mensah Bonsu.
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