ADVERTISEMENT
Driver petitions Nana Addo to sack Chief Justice
The petition signed by a driver, Mr Ernest Obiri Lartey to the President is asking for her removal on grounds of misbehavior and incompetence.
___6152613___https:______static.pulse.com.gh___webservice___escenic___binary___6152613___2017___2___2___10___Chief-justice-Georgina-Wood
Recommended articles
The petition signed and issued by a driver, Mr Ernest Obiri Lartey of Suhum in the Eastern region to the President is asking for her removal on grounds of misbehavior and incompetence.
READ MORE: 20 magistrates sacked
He said Mrs Georgina Theodora Wood has violated Article 146 (8) of the 1992 Constitution and Ex parte communication contrary to Rule 3 (7) and 4 (a) of the Conduct for Judges and Magistrates of Ghana (CCJMG).
ADVERTISEMENT
The driver made references to the manner the Chief Justice handled the bribery case of the 34 Judges in the 2015 judicial corruption exposé by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
"I respectfully pray that you take the requisite steps to ensure that the Chief Justice be investigated for purposes for her removal from office on grounds of stated misbehavior and incompetence," he said in his petition.
READ ALSO: Anas exposes Nigeria's baby farmers
In a petition to the president dated February 10, 2017, he noted that the Chief Justice violated the constitution because she discussed the contents of the petition from Anas with the petitioner before he submitted the petition, thus constitutes an ex parte communication.
The Chief Justice displayed a lot of incompetence and failed to comply with the decision of the Supreme Court, he added.
ADVERTISEMENT
Meanwhile, Justice Habib Logoh, one of the indicted High Court Judges implicated in the Anas exposé has cited Georgina Theodora Wood for contempt.
In his writ dated February 1, 2017, against Georgina Theodora Wood, Justice Mustapha Habib Logoh questioned why the Chief Justice is going ahead to begin impeachment proceedings against him.
Justice Logoh argued the Chief Justice’s latest "conduct to proceed with the impeachment proceedings whilst there is a suit in the Supreme Court challenging your jurisdiction is contemptuous of the Supreme Court.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.com.gh
Recommended articles
Woman who claims to have been taken to another world by dwarfs shares experience
Organised Labour threatens to strike May 2 over Tier-2 pension arrears
Nana Addo assures he will prioritize the welfare of cocoa farmers
Truck driver arrested for allegedly causing train accident on Tema-Mpakadan railway line
Kia driver who caused accident involving Ghana’s new train reports himself to Police
No passenger injured in accident involving Ghana’s newly imported train – Railways Minister
NAGRAT gives govt one-week deadline to address unpaid pensions affecting 700,000 workers
Inside story of how Ghana’s new train got involved in accident on a test run
