Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, Sacks 3 Judges Over Corruption

Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, Sacks 3 Judges Over Corruption

Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,
has sacked three High Court Judges, indicted for corruption and
bribe-taking three years ago. The sacked judges are Ayisi Addo, Uuter
Paul Dery and Mustapha Habib Logoh. The trio were among those implicated
by Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas for acts of
corruption and bribe-taking in 2015.

The judges were removed from office on the recommendation of the
Judicial Committee instituted by the Chief Justice of the Republic,
Justice Sophia Akuffo pursuant to Article 146(4) of the constitution.
The committee recommended their removal from office after finding them
liable.

The spokesperson Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene
Arhin, who announced the removal of the justices said in a statement.

“The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, by a
letter dated Thursday, 6thDecember, 2018, removed Mr. Justice Ayisi
Addo, Mr. Justice Uuter Paul Dery and Mr. Justice Mustapha Habib Logoh
from offices as justices of the High Court.”