The
first Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative
Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short has revealed he is not moulded for
politics.
The immediate past Chairman of CHRAJ who was speaking
on Time with Legends on the Citi Breakfast Show intimated that he had
no interest in becoming a politician but had a passion for law.
“I don’t think I am moulded for that kind of enterprise or activity so I wouldn’t want to go there,” he said.
Justice
Emile Short who spoke extensively on developing the country’s
democratic system also backed calls for a revision of the executive
powers of the president.
According to him, the current practice
that allows the president to appoint directors of critical state
institutions has contributed to the crippling of competent institutions
mandated to fight corrupt practices in the country.
“In practice
what has happened over the years is that these appointments are made for
the benefit of party loyalists, people who are sympathetic to the
administration in power and sometimes without recourse for merit, and
sometimes when that happens, they create weak institutions” he said.
Justice
Emile Short made these remarks on the Citi Breakfast Show to explain
why some individuals were hesitant to enter into politics.
‘Some
of these appointments should be made either with the approval of
parliament 2/3 of the members of parliament or we have a committee
comprising of representative of identifiable civil society organisations
who can nominate people who are very competent…. that way you have a
better chance of getting people who are competent, credible and men and
women of integrity,” he added. |
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