CJ Suspension: Mahama Wants to Manipulate The Judiciary For a Third Term- NPP
The NPP and four other parties have alleged that President John Dramani Mahama is plotting to extend his term in office through a manipulated judiciary.
The parties say they are informed by intelligence within political circles that the President intends to pursue constitutional interpretation at the Supreme Court of Article 66(2).
“Even more concerning is what lies ahead: a covert plan to pursue constitutional interpretation at the Supreme Court once reconstituted with loyalist appointments to challenge the conventional reading of Article 66(2).”
It furthered, “The ultimate goal? The ultimate goal is to legitimize John Mahama’s bid for a third term as president in the 2028 general elections.”
It indicated that the ultimate intention of the government is informing its current quest to remove the Chief Justice and then later the Electoral Commission Chairperson.
“To the silent majority: a call to defend our democracy is now. The orchestrated attempt to remove the Chief Justice is not an isolated development; it represents a calculated and far-reaching agenda by the opposition NDC to systematically compromise the independence of key constitutional bodies.”
“With a handpicked Chief Justice potentially presiding over judicial decisions, this move would pave the way for full political control over Ghana’s democratic institutions.”
The NPP alongside the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), National Democratic Party (NDP), People’s National Party (PNP) and the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) will be spiling on the streets across the country on May 5, 2025, to protest against the suspension of the CJ.
President Mahama suspended the CJ earlier this week after a prima facie was established in three petitions calling for her removal over constitutional breaches.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
