I’m Sorry For Endorsing Akufo-Addo – Supreme Court Judge Nominee Justice Jackson

Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga

I'm Sorry For Endorsing Akufo-Addo - Supreme Court Judge Nominee Justice Jackson

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-drop-cap">A Supreme Court judge nominee&comma; Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga&comma; has apologized for appearing to endorse President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during a durbar in the Volta region early this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Justice Honyenuga in his welcome address to President Akufo-Addo at a durbar of chiefs and people of the Afajato South District had commended the President for various developmental policies introduced under his leadership&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He said &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;with the vision of the President and the gains made in his first term&comma; Ghanaians may consider giving him another four years” to the loud cheers of people at the durbar grounds&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Many&comma; including legal luminaries&comma; who felt the judge probably erred in this open declaration took to social media to criticize his conduct&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Some media reports suggested the comments were meant to endear him further to the current government for his nomination to the Supreme Court&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Answering questions during his vetting on Monday&comma; the Supreme Court Judge nominee apologized for endorsing the President saying he was only reading a statement handed him on behalf of the paramount chiefs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In reading that statement&comma; we didn’t intend in endorsing the president&comma; our understanding was that we were wishing him well…this is what has been happening in this country for a very long time…on my part if out of political dissatisfaction some people are unhappy with whatever I am supposed to have said then I am sorry&comma;” Justice Honyenuga said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle"&NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block"&NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed"&NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-6098654251180599"&NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"9741413754"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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