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

  1. ↑ "Kpegah Acts As Chief Justice". News. ModernGhana.com. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "DEATH OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF GHANA". Official Service. Judicial Service of Ghana. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Kpegah urges new Chief Justice to unite judges". General news. Ghana Home Page. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Akufo-Addo sued for impersonation". General news. Ghana Home Page. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Justice Kpegah sues Akufo-Addo for impersonation". News. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Kufuor hits back at Kpegah over Akufo-Addo". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "I won't quit bungalow – Kpegah fires back". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Akufo-Addo should come face me in court - Justice Kpegah". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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