Saviour Kudze, Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has renewed calls for urgent reforms to Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution, stressing that the current provisions on the removal of superior court judges are inadequate.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Monday, September 15, in response to the fallout from the GBA’s Annual General Conference in Wa, Mr. Kudze said the lack of comprehensive rules risks undermining fairness and transparency in such proceedings.
“We’re saying that it is not detailed enough (Article 146). It could have been more comprehensive,” he said.
Mr. Kudze questioned the reluctance of successive governments to address the gap despite repeated appeals from the Bar Association.
“Is there a provision in the constitution that we can’t amend it? If there is the need for you to amend to create an L.I what prevents you from doing that? You see let’s be serious about it. We can pass L.I’s overnight in respect of certain sensitive areas. But why these ones, we are trying to play games with it,” he stated.
He further urged national consensus on amending Article 146 to establish clear regulations and avoid arbitrariness in handling petitions against superior court judges.
“If there is a need for us as a nation agreeably to amend 146, let’s do it and move forward,” Mr. Kudze stressed.
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