High Court Judge, Justice John Ajet Nassam, is a ‘right-hand man’ of controversial Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua, it has emerged.

Nassam, described by the Nigerian Church as a ‘Partner’ to its popular satellite television network, Emmanuel TV, has represented the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOANS) severally, making donations on their behalf.

In 2012, he donated items worth thousands of cedis to the Ghana Prisons Service.

In December last year, he outdoored a 23, 000 cedis pipe-borne water project for the Savelugu School for the Deaf. This was after a May, 2014 donation of some items to the School.

In June this year, Ajet-Nassam, led a church delegation to present some 1,000 bags of rice, 50 boxes of frytol cooking oil, 50 boxes of key soap, 200 pieces of mattresses, 200 blankets, 200 pillows, 400 plastic buckets and 400 plastic cups to the National Disaster Management Organization, as their contribution towards relief efforts for the June 3 flood and fire disaster.

Ajet-Nassam is part of some twenty-two Circuit Judges and Magistrates who have been suspended by the Judicial Council following an exposé by Anas Aremeyaw Anas’.

Their suspension takes effect from Thursday, September 10, 2015.

The action by the Judicial Council follows a petition received by the Chief Justice, Lady Justice Theodora Georgina Wood, from Tiger Eye dated August 31, 2015.



Tiger Eye is an investigative firm headed by ace journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

The petitioner had prayed the President of the land through the Chief Justice to initiate an impeachment process against 12 High Court Judges as well as 22 Circuit Judges and Magistrates for compromising their positions.

A statement signed and released in Accra on Wednesday by the Judicial Secretary, Justice Alex B. Acheampong said the suspended 22 Circuit Judges and Magistrates are being investigated by a five-member Disciplinary Committee of the Judicial Council chaired by a Justice of the Supreme Court.

According to the statement, the 22 were on September 7, 2015, served with letters stating the allegations against them and were asked to submit their response by September 9, 2015.

“The Judicial Council further decided that upon receipt of their responses, the 22 individuals should be suspended until the final determination of the matter,” the statement in part read.

The Committee is expected to commence hearing of the petition in respect of the 22 Judges and Magistrates from Thursday, September 10, 2015.

The statement further revealed that the Chief Justice has also started the process of determining whether there is a prima facie case against each of the 12 High Court Judges.

The Judicial Council, Kasapafmonline.com learnt, has also instituted the necessary investigative processes to identify, for further disciplinary actions, other court officials who may have collaborated in these alleged acts of grave misconduct.