Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard AhiagbahThe Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has launched a scathing attack on the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), accusing it of orchestrating an unprecedented attempt to subvert Ghana’s judiciary.
His comments come in response to the ongoing impeachment proceedings against suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo—an action he believes, if seen through, would mark a dark chapter in the country’s democratic history.
“This Chief Justice matter—the NDC will go down in history as the most judicially oppressive regime, one that took our judiciary over, subjugated it, if they conclude this process and therefore appoint a CJ to replace Madam Gertrude Torkornoo,” Ahiagbah stated during a panel discussion on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue on Saturday, June 28.
Ahiagbah questioned the legitimacy of the process, suggesting it lacks the legal basis and moral justification required to unseat a sitting Chief Justice.
“It is unheard of that a president would go as far as they are seeking to go in the absence of very compelling, clear-cut evidence of misconduct, or incapacity to perform or execute the task of the office of the CJ,” he argued.
But the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, firmly rejected claims of political interference, asserting that the impeachment proceedings are entirely rooted in constitutional law and due process.
Responding shortly after Justice Torkornoo’s public statement on Wednesday, June 25, Kwakye Ofosu stressed that the decision to initiate proceedings was guided solely by legal principles.
“It does not matter how sensitive your position is; once Ghanaian law dictates that certain processes must be taken in respect of alleged misconduct, the rules must come into play. That is the only guiding principle President Mahama has operated by in all of this,” he explained.
He further dismissed any attempts to frame the issue as politically driven.
“Any claim, reference, or imputation of a political motive to the President in respect of these processes is unfounded, false, and cannot be allowed to stand,” Kwakye Ofosu added.
The unfolding legal and political standoff has sparked heated debate across the country, with constitutional experts, civil society, and political actors weighing in on the implications for judicial independence and executive accountability.
