New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Kwabena Engineer Agyei Agyepong has proposed far-reaching reforms to Ghana’s Supreme Court, including the introduction of a public consultation process for the appointment of an 11-member bench and the removal of the mandatory retirement age of 70, subject to medical fitness.

Speaking at a press engagement in Accra on Tuesday, January 20, during the unveiling of his six-pillar vision, Ing. Agyepong said the proposals are aimed at reducing presidential influence over judicial appointments and strengthening the independence of the apex court.

“I will undertake stakeholder consultations to introduce a bench of eleven judges on our Supreme Court and abolish the retirement age of seventy; this will allow Supreme Court judges to serve until they are medically unable to perform their functions,” he said.

He argued that the reforms would safeguard the integrity of the judiciary, promote impartial decision-making and reinforce public confidence in Ghana’s legal system.

“I believe this policy will reduce the opportunity that presidents have to pack the apex court with their favourites and restore true independence of the judiciary,” he added.

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