Paul Baffoe-Bonnie

Paul Kwadwo Baffoe-Bonnie is a Ghanaian Supreme Court Judge.

Paul Baffoe-Bonnie
Supreme Court Judge
Assumed office
11 June 2008
Appointed byJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Nationality Ghanaian
Spouse(s)Pat
MotherAma Kyerewaa
FatherOpanyin Baffoe-Bonnie
Alma materKonongo Odumase Secondary School
University of Ghana
ProfessionJudge

Early life and education

Baffoe-Bonnie was born at Goase Mempeasem. His primary school education was at the Goaso Local Authority primary and middle schools, completing his Middle School Leaving Certificate examinations in the late 1960s. His secondary education was at the Konongo Odumase Secondary School where he obtained his GCE Ordinary Level and GCE Advanced Level certificates. He then attended the University of Ghana and later the Ghana Law School.[1]

Career

Baffoe-Bonnie was called to the Bar in Ghana in 1981. He worked as a Circuit Court Judge at Kumasi. He served as High Court Judge at Duayaw Nkwanta. He later served as an Appeals Court judge prior to being appointed a Supreme Court Judge by the President of Ghana John Kufuor in June 2008.[2]

Election petition

In 2013, Baffoe-Bonnie was on the panel of Supreme Court Judges who ruled against a petition brought before it where the New Patriotic Party asked for about four million votes to be scrapped for alleged tampering in the 2012 Ghanaian general election.[3][4] This did not endear him to its supporters.[1]

Family

Baffoe-Bonnie's parents are Opanyin Baffoe-Bonnie from Sewua in the Bosomtwe district and Ama Kyerewaa from Breman in Kumasi.[1] Baffoe-Bonnie has a wife called Pat. They have a daughter who qualified as a medical doctor in 2013. Her graduation ceremony reports were tainted by the fallout of the Election petition results earlier in 2013[5] He has a brother, Kwasi Sainti Baffoe-Bonnie, who owns Network Broadcasting Company Limited which run Radio Gold FM in Ghana.[6]

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See also

References
  1. "The real Paul Kwadwo Baffoe-Bonnie". ghananewsmedia.com. Ghana News Media. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. "Four new Supreme Court Judges Sworn In". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. "Ghana's Supreme Court upholds election result". dw.com. DW Akademie. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. "Ghana Supreme Court upholds John Mahama's win". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. "Baffoe-Bonnie Family Exposes NPP & Daily Guide". theheraldghana.com. The Herald Ghana. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. "Kwasi Sainti Baffoe-Bonnie". rsf.org. Reporters without Frontiers. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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