{"id":103435,"date":"2025-11-15T12:58:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T12:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103435"},"modified":"2025-11-15T12:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T12:58:48","slug":"cj-vetting-boycott-deloitte-partner-urges-political-leaders-to-respect-democratic-processes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103435","title":{"rendered":"CJ vetting boycott: Deloitte partner urges political leaders to respect democratic processes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 44 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Lawyer and Partner at Deloitte Africa, Yaw Appiah Lartey, has urged Ghana\u2019s political leaders to uphold the democratic processes they have collectively established.<\/p>\n<p>His comment follows the Minority\u2019s decision to stage a walkout during the vetting of Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on<strong> JoyNews\u2019 Newsfile<\/strong> on Saturday, Mr Lartey said that while political disagreements are unavoidable, abandoning parliamentary processes undermines the nation\u2019s democratic development and denies citizens the quality of scrutiny expected from their representatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should respect the laws and processes that we set for ourselves at any point in time,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat is important for us as a country is that we take lessons from history.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> Minority boycotts vetting of Chief Justice nominee Paul Baffoe-Bonnie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He pointed to historical examples as a warning, highlighting the opposition\u2019s refusal to take up their parliamentary seats after the 1992 elections, a decision that he said resulted in a diminished quality of legislative debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we lost was the quality of debate that we could have expected if the opposition had gone to Parliament,\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd 1996 was a clear reflection of it when they went to Parliament, you saw the quality of the debates and the kind of laws that were passed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr Lartey, the Minority\u2019s recent walkout risks repeating those past mistakes, depriving the country of the robust oversight that a fully participating Parliament provides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere we have an instance where the Minority decides not to participate in the process, we lose the benefit of the quality of scrutiny that would have come out if they had stayed or participated,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that national institutions must function above partisan disagreements, especially as Parliament handles decisions that will shape the judiciary for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, we may have some issues, but we should not allow 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respect democratic processes\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CJ vetting boycott: Deloitte partner urges political leaders to respect democratic processes\">Lawyer and Partner at Deloitte Africa, Yaw Appiah Lartey, has urged Ghana\u2019s political leaders to uphold the democratic processes they have collectively 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