{"id":447526,"date":"2017-12-15T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/15\/embarrassed-mp-accuses-chief-justice-of-partisanship\/"},"modified":"2017-12-15T21:00:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T21:00:39","slug":"embarrassed-mp-accuses-chief-justice-of-partisanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/15\/embarrassed-mp-accuses-chief-justice-of-partisanship\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Embarrassed\u2019 MP accuses Chief Justice of partisanship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday, 15 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-15<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/57294369.295.jpg\" alt=\"Sophia Akuffo Pppos\" title=\"Sophia Akuffo Pppos\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Sophia Akuffo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513371639_317_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Member of Parliament for Sefwi Juaboso Constituency in Western Region Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says he felt \u201cembarrassed\u201d and \u201cdisrespected\u201d by the manner in which the Chief Justice dispensed justice on the case he and one other MP brought against the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, he felt Her Ladyship Sophia Akuffo was doing the bidding of the ruling government and gave her judgement because he is an MP of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Justice last Tuesday threw out a suit brought before the Supreme Court by two MPs \u2013 Ernest Norgbey of Ashaiman Constituency and Mr Akandoh \u2013 praying for the removal of Ms Djaba as Minister for failing to have undertaken the mandatory National Service.<\/p>\n<p>Aside dismissing the suit as a result of the lack of license by the lawyer of the plaintiffs, the Chief Justice, who presided over the seven-member panel, questioned the use of \u2018Honourable\u2019 by lawmakers in court.<\/p>\n<p>She said MPs must desist from using the title in public. But speaking on Accra-based Onua 95.1 FM on Friday, Sefwi Juaboso MP Akandoh said the Chief Justice acted like a dictator in handling the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am praying that we should not get to a point where we will experience the dictatorship of the judiciary,\u201d he said in a mixed language of Twi and English.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo could have handled the case differently and not descend heavily on them as plaintiffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am tempted to believe that she did that because I am NDC.\u201d Mr Akandoh cited how the Chief Justice demanded the same \u2018Honourable\u2019 title for Ms Djaba \u2013 initially thinking she was also an MP \u2013 insisting that she was clearly favouring the New Patriotic Party (NPP) minister. He said inasmuch as he cannot question the judgement of the Court but only appeal it \u2013 which he hinted will be very soon \u2013 the manner the judge handled the case is what he is worried about. \u201cI feel embarrassed. 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