Senior Communicator for Movement for Change, Ebo Buckman has commended President Mahama for following constitutional provisions in the suspension of the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo.
The President suspended Gertrude Torkonoo on April 22, 2025 after consultations with the Council of State where a prima facie case was established against the suspended Chief Justice.
However, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Minority in Parliament have accused the President of undermining the rule of law and engaging in a “judicial coup.”
They want the decision reversed as soon as possible.
On the contrary, Ebo Buckman believes President Mahama is being democratic and operating within the remit of the law. He says Ghanaians should rather be grateful for such a President.
“For me the President has done nothing wrong. He is performing his functions in accordance with what the law stipulates and for me we should rather be excited to have this kind of president who would allow the law to work,” he noted in an interview on TV3 New Day’s Big Issue, Friday, April 25.
He added: “The point I am making is that considering what the President has done so far, I am not a lawyer but the most important question to ask in this issue is whether the President has done anything that does not fall within the remit of the law. Has he done anything contrary to what the law provides or stipulates?”
According to Mr. Buckman, the suspension of Gertrude Torkonoo and the processes undertaken so far is nothing compared to how the NPP sacked the former Electoral Commissioner, Charlotte Osei.
He claimed that the NPP has no moral right to speak about rule of law, accusing the party of consistently undermining the law under former President Akufo-Addo’s administration.
“Can this be compared to what they (NPP) did to madam Charlotte Osei? When it comes to the issue of rule of law, if there’s any one political party that should never the moral turpitude to be talking about is the NPP.
“I hear they are now going to amend their internal constitution; they don’t respect the constitution so I don’t know why they are going to amend the constitution.
“In NPP, since Akufo-Addo took over it is the rule of man not the rule of law. So, they should keep quiet and allow the President do what the law requires,” he bemoaned.
