‘Frivolous and vexatious’ – Committee cites constitutional immunity in quashing petition against Justice Ackaah-Boafo

The Parliamentary Appointments Committee has dismissed a petition against Supreme Court nominee Justice Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo.

The Committee branded it “frivolous, vexatious, and a complete abuse of process” on Friday, June 20.

Committee Chairman Bernard Ahiafor anchored the decision in Article 127(3) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, which shields judges from legal action over judicial acts.

Chairman Ahiafor underscored that the petition, filed by activist Anthony Kwabenya Rau, improperly targeted Justice Ackaah-Boafo’s judicial conduct in a 2019 DVLA case.

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Quoting the constitution, Ahiafor stated that “Article 127(3), of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana says that a justice of the Superior Court or any other person exercising judicial power shall not be liable to any action or suit for any act or omission by him in the exercise of the judicial power.”

On the back of this, the Committee this morning ruled that “the petition is frivolous, vexatious, worthless and unmeritorious, and it is baseless in law and the facts. A complete abuse of the process.”