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NPP sues Mahama over "last minute" appointments

The writ was filed by Philip Addison on Tuesday after it became public the confirmation of Joseph Whittal and Josephine Nkrumah as chairpersons of the CHRAJ and NCCE respectively.

President John Mahama has been sued by the New Patriotic Party for his latest appoints to the National Commission on Civic Education and the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ).

The suit is challenging the authority of the President to make such last minute appointments.

The NDC government has been accused of making last minutes appointments to high offices and also awarding contracts with a few weeks to exit office after losing the general elections to the NPP.

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With the latest appointments of officers with security tenure the NPP suspects foul play.

Lawyer Philip Addison in an interview with Myjoyonline.com confirmed the suit against the president.

Addison argued that it is in the President's prerogative to make appointments until the 6th day of January 2017, but cannot make appointments that will force the hand of the incoming president in the spirit of the law.

The party will be praying the court to reverse the appointments made by the president.

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