Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, has urged his colleagues especially those in Minority opposing the nomination of Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Chief Justice to move on from the disagreements that surrounded his vetting and focus on restoring public faith in the Judiciary.

According to him, the controversies over the dismissal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo and the appointment of Justice Baffoe-Bonnie have dragged on for too long, stressing that the President acted within his constitutional mandate.

Speaking on Metro TV on November 11, 2025, and monitored by NewsDesksGH, the MP said, “Let’s move on. Let’s see how we can build a strong judiciary, a judiciary that the people of Ghana will have confidence in.”

He argued that the real issue at hand was the loss of public trust in the justice system.

“Last year, there was an Afrobarometer report that said nine out of ten Ghanaians did not have confidence in the judiciary,” he noted.

“This is the judiciary that some people perceive that even with goats, with tubers of yam, you can influence judicial decisions,” he added.

Eric Agbana said the focus should rather be on seeing how the institution could regain integrity under new leadership rather than engaging in further political back-and-forth.

“Let us see how, under the incoming Chief Justice, we rebuild that confidence in the judiciary,” he said.

“That should be the matter of concern to us, not an individual. I think that we need to move on.”

Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie’s vetting before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, November 10, 2025, was marked by heated exchanges between Minority and Majority Members.

After hours of back-and-forth the Minority caucus, led by its leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, formally announced their decision to reject the nomination and exited the chamber, insisting their stance was grounded in law.

The vetting then continued with only the Majority side present.