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The Attorney General has put up a spirited defence of the controversial findings of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice. Pressure group, Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana (DYMOG) is contesting portions of the report authored by CHRAJ on the petition against the processes that governed the issuance of the controversial 2.25 billion dollars bond. The CHRAJ investigative report on the petition filed by Yaw Brogya Gyamfi concluded that the Finance Minister did not engage in conflict of interest even though he placed himself in a potential conflict of interest situation by not declaring his interest in some companies. DYMOG in a suit before the Supreme Court argues that CHRAJ overstepped its jurisdiction and ended up interpreting Article 287 of the 1992 constitution, a privilege preserved for the apex court of the land. The Attorney General in a 13 page response intercepted by radiogold905.com and filed by Chief State Attorney Sylvester Williams however belie...

No matter how hard I try to convince myself that it won't happen, reading through the agreed issues to be determined in the case against the remission of sentence granted the Montie 3 only deepens my fear and expands my doubts. Over the past months, I have had to answer the question as to whether the three can be returned to jail; my answer has always been a definite "No." That "No" is perhaps now, a "Maybe" because the Supreme Court can of cause grant what it deems proper and in consonance with the law. The difficulty is that the Montie 3 are but observers of a constitutional battle which may restrict the meaning of conviction to exclude those jailed for contempt. Three different persons, one of whom is Executive Secretary to the President Nana Asante Bediatuo are of the opinion that former President Mahama exceeded his mandate when as a serving Ghanaian leader he granted a remission of sentence to the Montie 3. The Montie 3 had been convicted an...

Former Chief Executive of COCOBOD Dr. Stephen Opuni and Managing Director Agricult Ghana Limited Seidu Agongo would be watching proceedings of the case at the Supreme Court for the interpretation of Article 19(2) (e) & (g) with crossed fingers because of the impact it would have on their case. This is after the Court hearing criminal proceedings against them withheld its decision on an application demanding for documents key to their case until after the Supreme Court makes a decision on the said provision in the 1992 constitution of the Republic of Ghana. The lawyers for Dr. Opuni led by Samuel Codjoe were demanding for 13 different documentations covering facts that were included in the writ filed by the Attorney General. The documents ranged from witness statements of the 2 nd and 3 rd accused persons and that of the prosecution, all fertilizer supply contracts signed between 2008 and 2018, alleged correspondences between Dr. Opuni and officers of the Cocoa Resea...

Embattled former Chief Executive of the Ghana COCOBOD has filed an application in court seeking documentation relating to facts that the Republic would be relying on in the case against him. Dr. Stephen Opuni has been charged with 27 counts of various criminal offences relating to lithovit foliar fertilizer supply contracts covering three cocoa planting seasons awarded to indigenous company, Agricult Ghana Limited. The other parties in the matter are Agricult and its Managing Director Seidu Agongo. Even though the matters being tried by the court relates to actions taken by Dr. Opuni as COCOBOD CEO, he has indicated that he does not have copies of the documents in question and therefore wants the court to order the Attorney General to give him copies. Dr. Opuni in the application said the documents are crucial to his defence against the charges because his lawyers would be making copious references to them. The documents relates firstly to claims by the Attorney G...

*EXEMPLARY NKRUMAH  AND NATIONAL PRIDE* *SELF-CONFIDENCE PROTECTS SOVEREIGNTY AND ADVANCES NATIONAL INTEREST* Letter From President Nkrumah to President Johnson Accra, February 26, 1964. Dear President Johnson, I wish to take the opportunity of the return of my Ambassador to Washington, after a brief visit to Accra, to send you this personal note concerning one or two matters which are of interest to Ghana and the United States. In the first place, I should like to repeat the expressions of regret already conveyed to your Government over the recent incidents in Accra, and to reaffirm the assurances I gave to the late President Kennedy in regard to my Government’s policy of non-alignment. As you are probably aware, we have pursued this policy unflinchingly from the very day of our independence. In my first meeting with President Kennedy, I explained how dangerous it is for the emergent States of Africa to take sides in the diplomatic manoeuvres and political disputes ...

Barely three days after its ratification under controversial circumstances, the Defense Cooperation agreement between the Governments of the United States and Ghana is facing its first constitutional test. The agreement is the subject is a suit filed by Ashanti Regional Youth organizer of the National Democratic Congress Yaw Brogya Gyamfi. The government led by the Minister of Defence Dominic Nittiwul successfully pushed the agreement through parliament with the overwhelming support of all New patriotic Party MPs despite concerns over its constitutionality. The Minority led by its leader Haruna Iddrisu had questioned the suitability of the agreement for a parliamentary approval because it has not been duly signed and therefore does not meet the constitutional requirement of execution in order for it to be ratified. Article 75(2) which gives Parliament the authority to ratify agreements entered into by the executive reads; A treaty, agreement or convention executed by...

For a Court reporter, covering the Supreme can sometimes be a challenging and frustrating experience. This is especially true on days when high profile cases are lined up yet you leave court with little or no leads. It is in these that some judges jump to your rescue forcing a smile that you lost as things progress. On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, was one of such days.  The cases were lined up one after another, yet your only lead was either file legal arguments or adjourned sine die; or so it seemed until the Judges started complaining and Attorneys started vanishing without a trace leaving colleagues with the age old excuse. Adinyira's beef The first case was one filed by Elikplim Lorlormavor Agbemava challenging the scope of the constitutionally conferred power to pardon of the President of Ghana. He sent the case after concerns emerged about the decision of former President John Mahama to pardon three gentlemen who have become known as the Montie 3. ...