Update: Ghana's Judicial Bribery Scandal -Chief Justice Asked To Resign

Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood

“If this thing had happened in Britain or America or Germany, the head of the judiciary would have tendered in his or her resignation. It is a matter of principle…the buck must stop on her desk.” This is a call from Mr Kweku Ansah Asare in an interview with TV3’s Thomas Adotei Pappoe, a former Director of the Ghana School of Law
He is calling for the head of the Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood because of the allegations levelled against the Ghanaian judiciary.  An almost two-year investigative work by ace journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has shaken to the core, the judicial arm of government, with 34 justices implicated. The Chief Justice has set up a committee that is looking into the involvement of the high and lower court judges as well as some court officials. Meanwhile Twenty-two circuit court justices and magistrates have already
been interdicted with ten high court justices given a September 14 deadline to submit responses to the allegations.“If what Anas did was all credit, she would have taken all the credit, so if it is dishonourable, she must accept it.” Asked whether the scandal can be venomous to Ghana’s reputation, the law luminary said: “On a more positive note, I think Ghana is going to come out the better. It depends on how we are able to handle and manage this delicate issue.”