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Respect for Supreme Court decisions isn’t optional – Senyo Hosi warns Speaker of potential high crime


The former CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Senyo Hosi, has appealed to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to maintain respect for Supreme Court rulings, especially following the contentious Afenyo Markin vs. The Speaker case.

In his recent open letter to the Speaker, he cautioned that disregarding a Supreme Court decision would not only compromise Ghana’s democratic principles but could also amount to what he termed “High Crime.”

“Our Constitution grants the Supreme Court ultimate adjudicative authority,” Mr Hosi writes, adding that a disregard for these rulings would be tantamount to “setting a dangerous precedent for institutional disobedience.”

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The letter warns that failing to uphold judicial authority could spiral into broader societal anarchy.

Mr Hosi notes that a divided government defying the judiciary’s authority risks emboldening citizens and institutions alike to flout laws and disregard judicial rulings, fostering instability.

Senyo Hosi

His stance is rooted in his conviction that adherence to the judicial system is vital for a healthy democracy, stating, “Our governance structures must exemplify unity in respecting judicial authority to preserve the sanctity of our Constitution.”

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Mr Hosi empathises with the Speaker’s frustrations yet argues that judicial rulings, even if flawed, provide a stabilising structure necessary for societal order.

He urges the Speaker to resist partisan calls for defiance, stressing, “The mere existence of a flaw in a court’s decision does not necessarily mean it should be disobeyed… Disobedience resets our governance systems to a primordial anarchic state.”

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