The appointment of a new Commissioner for the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice has incurred the wrath of some members of the New Patriotic Party.
Member of Parliament for Okai Koi Central Patrick Boamah has filed a suit at the Supreme Court to challenging the power and authority of the outgoing president to make appointments.
Joseph Whittal was on Tuesday sworn-in as the new commissioner of CHRAJ by President Mahama.
He was sworn-in at a ceremony at the Flagstaff House in Accra. The President has also appointed Miss Josephine Nkrumah as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education.
The appointments come less than 16 days for the President to handover to President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo.
Barely hours after the confirmation, lawyer for the Okaikoi Central lawmaker, Mr. Philip Addison told Starr News that the President was served with the injunction from the Supreme Court before going on to swear in the CHRAJ boss.
Mr. Addison said his client will advise himself after the action of the President.
President Mahama lost Ghana’s presidential election held recently and is set to hand over on January 7.
Majority of NPP members have condemned the decision of the President to make last minute appointments and award contracts saying it is an attempt to burden the incoming government.
A leading member of the NPP, Gabby Asare Otchere Darko wrote on Facebook Tuesday that the writ is to ‘restrain the defeated president from using his last 16 days to impose on his successor a CHRAJ boss he didn’t even want to impose on himself’.
Source: Ghana/Starrfmonline.com/103.5FM/Kobina Welsing
