Professor Charles Ofosu Marfo, a former President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana
Professor Charles Ofosu Marfo, a former President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has accused the minority in parliament of hypocrisy for criticising President John Dramani Mahama over the suspension and pending removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Torkonoo.
According to the professor, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government under the leadership of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo committed worse actions than the current President Mahama, yet the minority failed to caution him and are now attacking Mahama.
He explained that the current acting Chief Justice, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, was due for the position during Akufo-Addo’s tenure but was denied the role due to his stance on an election petition involving the then-opposition leader, John Mahama.
Professor Marfo also alleged that Justice Baffoe-Bonnie’s wife, Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, who is now the Director General of the Ghana Prison Service, was similarly denied an appointment during Akufo-Addo’s administration.
He argued that if the minority overlooks these past occurrences and criticises Mahama, they can only be described as hypocrites.
“When you listen to the story around Baffoe-Bonnie, I refer to him as an unfortunate character because he was sent here before Kufuor.
“When the election petition came, he went to follow John Mahama. There is also news that his wife was in the prison service and was due to become the Director General, but she was not given the role.
“So, if the minority is talking about politics and ignoring all these facts, then I can only describe them as hypocrites.
“You see, when people cry as if things are happening to them for the first time, it becomes strange to me. Somebody should have advised the president that what he was doing was not good,” he said in an interview on Oyerepa TV on April 24, 2025.
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