NDC Has No Confidence In Judges Appointed By Kufuor…They Are Bias – Lawyer David Annan

A member of the legal team of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), David Annan has asserted that the NDC did not repose any confidence in the judge who acquitted and discharged the 14 suspects alleged to have murdered the late Ya-Na Yakubu Andani II, Overlord of Dagbon, because he was appointed by the Kufuor-led NPP administration.

According to him, there has been clear bias on the part of the judiciary with regards to this case and some other cases involving members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), citing the recent ruling by Justice Samuel Marfo-Sau of the Accra Fast Track High Court which “acquitted and discharged Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby and Mr. Kwadwo Mpiani from the charges of wilfully causing financial loss to the state in their management of the Ghana at 50 celebrations.”

Lawyer David Annan said it is inconceivable that the 14 suspects on trial could be freed based on the findings of a Commission of Enquiry (Wuaku), when only recently, another High Court ruled that it was unconstitutional and wrong for the Attorney-General to prosecute some accused persons (Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby and Mr. Kwadwo Mpiani ) on the basis of adverse findings made by a Commission of Enquiry.

He was reacting to Justice E K Ayebi of the Fast Track High Court’s landmark ruling on Tuesday.

Speaking in an interview on Peace FM News, David Annan says the verdict by the High Court Judge clearly shows that some members of the judiciary are themselves part of the problem and not part of the solution.

Mincing no words, Lawyer David Annan was emphatic that because the judge who sat on the case was appointed by the erstwhile Kufuor administration; it raises the issue of the likelihood of bias and prejudice. He expressed disappointment in the opposition NPP for jubilating over the judge’s ruling instead of them being sorry for the incompetence they displayed in not finding the killers of the late Overlord of Dagbon.