{"id":102790,"date":"2025-11-11T07:55:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=102790"},"modified":"2025-11-11T07:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:55:58","slug":"minority-walkout-during-justice-baffoe-bonnie-vetting-unjustified-berekum-west-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=102790","title":{"rendered":"Minority walkout during Justice Baffoe-Bonnie vetting \u2018unjustified\u2019 \u2014 Berekum West MP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Member of Parliament for Berekum West, Dickson Kyere-Duah, has criticised the Minority in Parliament for staging a walkout during the vetting of Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, describing their action as misplaced and unjustified.<\/p>\n

Speaking on JoyNews\u2019 AM Show<\/em>, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP argued that the Minority\u2019s protest had no legal or procedural basis, stressing that their conduct undermined Parliament\u2019s constitutional duty to vet nominees.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn this instance, the only person who was wrong is the respected Minority Leader and his colleagues,\u201d he stated. \u201cSomebody has made allegations against you without foundation. You go to court, and when the accuser is not able to prove his allegations, your dignity is restored. There is no irreparable damage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kyere-Duah explained that those opposing Justice Baffoe-Bonnie\u2019s nomination had failed to convince any court to issue an injunction against the vetting process, making the Minority\u2019s decision to boycott the session unjustified.<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cWhen you go to court and you\u2019re seeking an injunction, one of the key things judges rely on is the irreparable damage that will be caused if the injunction is not granted. Those who went to court have not been able to convince any court to grant an injunction to be granted. So, what stops us from performing our constitutional mandate?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Minority staged a walkout earlier this week in protest of what they described as concerns over ongoing legal challenges related to Justice Baffoe-Bonnie\u2019s nomination by President John Mahama.<\/p>\n

The Majority, however, proceeded with the vetting, insisting that the Appointments Committee had a duty to continue its work in the absence of any judicial order restraining Parliament.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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