News reaching us reports that the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has fired High Court Judges numbering three after they were indicted for bribe taking an corruption three years ago. The identities of the sacked judges are given as Ayisi Addo, Uuter Paul Dery and Mustapha Habib Logoh. These three were implicated after Anas Aremeyaw Anas, a Ghanaian investigative journalist exposed them in the year 2015 for acts of bribe taking as well as corruption.

The judges were removed from office on the recommendation of the Judicial Committee instituted by the Chief Justice of the Republic, Justice Sophia Akuffo pursuant to Article 146(4) of the constitution. The committee recommended their removal from office after finding them liable.

The spokesperson Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, who announced the removal of the justices said in a statement.

“The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, by a letter dated Thursday, 6thDecember, 2018, removed Mr. Justice Ayisi Addo, Mr. Justice Uuter Paul Dery and Mr. Justice Mustapha Habib Logoh from offices as justices of the High Court.”

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