Lawyer and leader of the Fix the Country Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor
Private legal practitioner and leader of the Fix the Country Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has made some serious allegations against the previous Nana Akufo-Addo administration.
He first slammed former Attorney General Godfred Dame following the latter’s media address in response to reasons given by current Attorney General Godfred Dame regarding the decision to withdraw some high-profile cases involving senior officials.
Barker-Vormawor is alleging that attempts were made by the previous government to have Dormaahene Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II removed as a judge for granting him (Barker-Vormawor) bail in the treason trial.
He said he laughed when he heard Godfred Dame complain about an attack on the judiciary.
In a Facebook post, the lawyer claimed that the previous government attempted to remove the traditional ruler from the position of judge via the Judicial Council.
This, he claimed, was orchestrated because of the bail he granted, which the previous administration claimed had an impact on their politically motivated treason trial.
Read his full post below:
Weaponizing Justice
1. I heard Godfred Dummy talk today about attack on the Judiciary and I laugh. Hogwash!
2. Do you know that the former government, with elements in the Judicial Council, actively sought to remove the Dormaahene as a judge simply because he granted me bail?
3. In fact, the charge against him was that he had exercised his judicial discretion to grant me bail in their politically motivated treason case. Their true intention was to “fix me” permanently—just as they did with Agordzo.
4. When that plan failed because I was granted bail, they turned their sights on the judge. I have firsthand knowledge that they attempted to reassign my case to Justice Ankomah (now in the Court of Appeal) instead of Dormaahene. The Inspector General of Police even visited Ankomah personally to ensure that I remained in custody.
5. This is the evil we are fighting to eradicate. The very people who are now being given platforms to pontificate about democracy have no real belief in it. They are scavengers who did everything in their power to destroy this country.
6. And now, they have the audacity to cry about attacks on the judiciary? Attack my foot. Every judge in this country lived in fear under their rule. They transferred any judge who refused to do their bidding and shamelessly promoted sycophants at will.
7. They have politicized and packed our judiciary to the extent that no one approaching the courts today genuinely believes they will receive justice. This is the cancer we must excise—regardless of political party.
In the meantime, watch as John Jinapor recounts ordeal after leaving office in 2017
