“The Chief Justice says I should tell you that ‘as trustees of the people power of justice, we are willing and happy to be criticised. "The general public is hereby assured that Hon Chief Justice considers this allegation of impropriety a matter of grave import to the integrity of the Judiciary. barely a month later, the lawmaker retracted the allegations he made and duly apologized to the Chief Justice and the judiciary. “He further informed me that the Chief Justice had demanded a bribe of US$5,000,000 for a successful outcome to his case and that he had already paid US$500,000 to the Chief Justice," lawyer Afrifa alleged in response to his client's petition. “His Lordship the Chief Justice is saddened that without any shred of evidence, his name has been dragged into this sordid and potentially criminal matter.

Source: GhanaWeb July 14, 2021 06:22 UTC