{"id":99927,"date":"2025-10-23T18:51:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=99927"},"modified":"2025-10-23T18:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:51:39","slug":"mahama-calls-for-judicial-independence-and-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=99927","title":{"rendered":"Mahama calls for judicial independence and accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President John Dramani Mahama has emphasised the crucial role of the judiciary in shaping Ghana\u2019s legal landscape, investor confidence, human rights, and national stability during the swearing-in ceremony for new High Court judges.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the event, President Mahama reminded the newly appointed judges that their judgements would not only influence Ghanaian jurisprudence but also have far-reaching impacts on the country\u2019s democratic fabric and economic environment.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYour judgement will not only shape our jurisprudence but also affect investor confidence, our human rights, and our national stability,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Highlighting the importance of judicial independence, President Mahama described it as the \u201clife blood\u201d of Ghana\u2019s democracy, stressing that it must never be compromised.<\/p>\n

However, he pointed out that independence does not equate to isolation. The courts, he insisted, must remain open to accountability, transparency, and above all, fidelity to the Constitution of Ghana.<\/p>\n

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\u201cJudicial independence is the lifeblood of our democracy, and it must never be compromised. But independence does not mean isolation. Courts must remain open to accountability, must be guided by transparency and fidelity to the Constitution of Ghana,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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