General News of Tuesday, 12 May 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comJustice Honyenuga caused his woes – John JinaporMember of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu Constituency, John Abdulai JinaporMember of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu Constituency, John Abdulai Jinapor has said that the failure of Supreme Court nominee, Justice Clemence Honyenuga to secure the unanimous approval of the Appointments Committee of Parliament was resultant of his own mistakes. According to him, even if Justice Honyenuga is later approved as a Supreme Court judge despite the questions, there will be a permanent tag to his name as a partisan judge whenever his ruling causes dissatisfaction to a faction. First of all, chiefs are not even supposed to endorse politicians even more grievous is that of an Appeals court judge…” John Jinapor noted. John Jinapor indicated that Justice Honyenuga’s fate of ever becoming a Supreme Court judge will have to be decided after plenary discussions and subsequent vote because the integrity of the entire judicial service is at stake. Justice Honyenuga told the Appointments Committee that, “In reading that statement, we didn’t intend endorsing the president.

Source: GhanaWeb May 12, 2020 12:04 UTC