Ten new High Court Justices sworn in

Ten(10) new High Court Justices have today, July 18, 2022, been sworn in by the President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House, the seat of Government.

The ten are; Her Honour Mercy Adei Kotei, Mrs. Cynthia Martinson, Dr. Bridget Kafui Antonio-Apedzi, Ms. Nabeela Naeema Wahab, His Honour Alexander Graham, Mr. George Kwame Gyan-Kontoh, Mr. Richard Apietu, His Honour Ebenezer Osei-Darko, His Honour Bernard Bentil, and Mr. Eric Ansah Ankomah.

During the shot induction ceremony, the president noted that the government through the Administrator of the District Assembly Common Fund(DACF) is constructing one hundred(100) new courts and bungalows for judges across the 16 Regions of the country.

He noted that sixty percent(60%) of these court buildings and bungalows have been completed and scheduled to be commissioned before the commencement of the legal year in October 2022.

Further to this, President Akufo-Addo said that three of the six new High Courts under construction found in the Ahafo, Bono East, and Oti Regions, will be completed and ready for commissioning before October.

Also, he added that a new modern Court of Appeal complex in Kumasi together with twenty(20) townhouses and a guest house that will serve as permanent residences for Court of Appeal judges in Kumasi, will be completed and commissioned in September.

These, the President indicated, are being undertaken by Government as a way of strengthening the capacity of the Judiciary.