With 12 days to the 2020
Presidential and Parliamentary polls, Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah says
judges nationwide are ready and resourced to handle any disputes that may arise
from the outcome of the polls.
He says judges have been trained
on election adjudication to enable them sufficiently and speedily hear disputes
fairly.
The Chief Justice, who spoke at the launch of the revised election adjudication manual on Tuesday, assured the public of the professionalism of the bench in handling disputes.
“As we prepare for the 2020
elections, I wish to assure the good people of Ghana of the thoroughness, the
professionalism and the patriotism with which we approach and dispense our
duties. That will never change.”
“As part of our preparation for
the 2020 elections, our judges have sufficient training to better improve their
capacity in handling disputes that might emerge after these elections,” the
Chief Justice said.
Judges nationwide are also being
sensitised “in order that they can approach electoral disputes expeditiously.”
“I am hopeful that our judges
will bring these added skills to bear in the determination of disputes which
may arrive after the elections,” Chief Justice Anin Yeboah added.
“There are no doubts that the slow pace of adjudication of
electoral disputes is anathema to the 1992 constitution, which mandates the
smooth operation of the country’s democratic culture,” he said in September.
The most high profile legal dispute has seen an independent
presidential aspirant, Marricke Kofi Gane, challenge his disqualification from the 2020 polls.
The High Court has set Monday, November 30, 2020, to settle
the case.
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