Petitioner Lobs Bombshell at Justice Kulendi

Photograph of Justice Kulendi

Kaboom! Into the hallowed chambers of Ghana’s judiciary has rolled a thunderous petition — not from a political warhorse but from a fiery citizen — demanding the removal of Supreme Court Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi. The allegations? Misconduct, conflict of interest, and a suspicious dabbling in the combustible ambulance procurement case that once entangled none other than Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.

The charge is that Justice Kulendi, though not sitting in judgment on the matter, nonetheless waded in where angels fear to tread, meddling in proceedings tied to the prosecution of his own cousin. The petitioner fumes that such entanglement reeks of divided loyalty and threatens to shake the very pillars of public trust in Ghana’s courts.

“This conduct,” the petition proclaims in booming tones, “violates the Code of Conduct for Judges and Magistrates and has corroded public confidence in the judiciary’s integrity, impartiality and independence.”

To bolster the case, the petitioner has wheeled in a bulging brief of evidence: the High Court ruling of 6 June 2024, transcripts from the cross-examination of Richard Jakpa, WhatsApp messages with the former Attorney-General, and even a sworn affidavit filed by the state itself.

The result? Not a minor quibble, but a full-blown judicial melodrama — the sort of thunderclap that ricochets from the Supreme Court to the chop bar, setting the capital abuzz with speculation and scandal.

Authored by V. L. K. Djokoto