By Mary Ann Atule-Azure
Recently, the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame had some words for Lawyers who have the penchant to go on social media to make all sorts of allegations against the judiciary and the Courts. He took exception to the move and asked the Chief Justice to henceforth discipline Lawyers who misconduct themselves, not only on social media but wherever they found themselves.
A Lawyer and former MP for Tamale Central Inusah Fuseini speaking on the AG’s directive said the AG is not in any way entitled to direct the Judiciary to control how Lawyers handle themselves.
”Social media is now the new norm and to say that people should not express themselves on social media is tantamount to putting limitations on their freedom of expression”, he noted.
On the issue of the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the review application on the Deputy Speaker’s voting rights, Alhaji Inusah said the ruling has not come as a surprise to him because the review jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is quite difficult to revoke.
One Response
Everyone From The President Down Must Realise They Are Servants To The People. The people PAY Their Salaries, Therefore, As “Employer Of Public Servants”, They Are Entitled To Voice Their Opinions.
If Those People In Public Office Do Not Like It, They Should Resign! In Afrika, We Have Got Everything Upside Down! The President Can Have A Corroborated Accusation Against Him And Still Remain In Office!
In A Civilised Democracy, He Would Have Tendered His Resignation Already. This Is How The Western Democracy We Have Adopted Works! If You Don’t Like It, Then Get Rid Of It And Let Us Have Our Own Afrikan Democracy, Based On Our Customs And Traditions.
As Long As We Have This System, You Can Criticise Anybody In Public Service Because We Employ Them As A Worker For Us. If You Employ Someway And Pay Their Wages, You Can Tell Them Where They Are Going Wrong! If They Don’t Like It, They Should Stay Away From PUBLIC OFFICE!