Chief Justice justifies the swift handling of the case challenging the approval of specific ministerial nominees

The Chief Justice has defended her decision to grant the Attorney General’s request to expedite the hearing of a case filed by NDC MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor against the approval of some ministerial nominees.

Gertrude Torkonoo has come under a barrage of criticism with the largest opposition party accusing her of bias.

But addressing members of the Judicial Press Corps on a wide range of issues on Wednesday, April 4, she revealed that the content of the letter from the AG insisting the reasons for the request was cogent enough to warrant her granting the request.

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