Francis Kpegah
Justice Francis Yaonasu Kpegah | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Judge | |
| In office 6 January 1993 – 2008 | |
| Appointed by | Jerry Rawlings |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
Francis Yaonasu Kpegah is a retired Ghanaian judge who was on the Supreme Court of Ghana between 1993 and 2008. He was appointed to the Supreme Court on 6 January 1993.[1] He acted as the Chief Justice of Ghana following the death of George Kingsley Acquah on 25 March 2007[2] until the appointment of Georgina Theodora Wood on 15 June 2007 as the new Chief Justice.[3]
In 2013, he caused a lot of excitement in Ghana when he sued Nana Akufo-Addo, the Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for impersonation.[4] His suit sought the High Court to declare that Nana Akufo-Addo was never called to the Ghana Bar and that his private law firm was thus also illegal.[5] This upset many in the NPP including the former President John Kufuor.[6] He was also subjected to various attacks through the media[7] to which he responded that he would like Nana Akufo-Addo to go through the court process in answering back.[8]
References
- ^ "Kpegah Acts As Chief Justice". News. ModernGhana.com. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "DEATH OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF GHANA". Official Service. Judicial Service of Ghana. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Kpegah urges new Chief Justice to unite judges". General news. Ghana Home Page. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Akufo-Addo sued for impersonation". General news. Ghana Home Page. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Justice Kpegah sues Akufo-Addo for impersonation". News. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Kufuor hits back at Kpegah over Akufo-Addo". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "I won't quit bungalow – Kpegah fires back". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Akufo-Addo should come face me in court - Justice Kpegah". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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