The house unanimously accepted the consensual report of the Nominations Committee, which was tasked with vetting the nominees.
After the vote of confidence on Friday, Andrew Asiamah Amoako, the Deputy Speaker of the Second Parliament announced the result and declared the nomination approved.
Judge Kingsley Koomson had 139 “Yes” votes, while Judge Ernest Yao Gaewu also had 138 “Yes” votes and 133 “No” votes and 134 “No” votes.
The caucus argued that since Judge Gaewu is a parliamentary candidate on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ticket, he does not deserve to be on the bench of the apex court.
Former Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak suggested that the agreement would be implemented. “a bad shadow in the House. If you set a bad precedent, tomorrow it will be a benchmark for others to make the same request.
The minority insisted that another competent and qualified judge could be appointed to the High Court instead of Mr. George Koomson, who “just join the Court of Appeals,”