Henry Nana Boakye
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on Ghanaians to resist what it describes as President John Dramani Mahama’s “evil agenda” against the judiciary.
The call comes in the wake of the unprecedented suspension of Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as the Chief Justice by President Mahama — a move that has sent shockwaves through the country’s political and legal landscape.
This marks the first time in the history of Ghana’s Fourth Republic that a sitting Chief Justice has been suspended by a president.
The National Organiser of the NPP, Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, who made the call, said the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is not just a personal attack on the Justice involved but an assault on the country’s entire judiciary.
Speaking at an NPP event, Nana B accused President Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of orchestrating a constitutional coup to oust the Chief Justice. According to him, this move is part of a long-standing political strategy by the NDC, allegedly promised during its 2024 election campaign.
“President Mahama’s relentless attempts to remove the Chief Justice is clearly a fulfilment of the political promise made by the NDC prior to the 2024 elections,” he later wrote on Facebook.
He warned that the President and his government should expect protests from the NPP and well-meaning Ghanaians.
“Expect massive protests from us. We will agitate. We will not sit down quietly. This is unconstitutional,” he stressed.
Labeling the move as a “violent political agenda clothed in constitutional garment,” Nana B urged all “well-meaning Ghanaians” to rise in defence of the Constitution and the country’s democratic values.
“The time to SPEAK UP, PROTEST, AGITATE, AND DEMONSTRATE… is NOW,” he declared, calling on citizens not to remain indifferent in the face of what he termed an attack on Ghana’s judicial independence.
This public outcry adds to growing political tension surrounding recent developments in the judiciary, with critics of the Mahama administration warning against any actions that could be perceived as undermining the rule of law.
By Ernest Kofi Adu