They watched the petitions.
They heard the rulings.
They endured the opaqueness.
And now, they are speaking—in their silence, in their sarcasm, in their street-corner whispers. Ghanaians are not just weary. They are wise.
I. The Echo Chamber of Legal Rituals
In Ghana’s political theatre, the script rarely changes: petitions are filed, press conferences are staged, committees are formed, and rulings come wrapped in cold legalese. But the audience? They’ve grown restless. What was once received with hopeful curiosity now lands with tired sighs.
They remember the FC 7s and the FC 9s. They remember who presided. And they’re asking: “Is this justice, or just another executive ritual cloaked in robes?”
“When the law becomes a ritual, justice becomes accidental.”
II. The New Public Sentiment: ‘Let Them Go All’
From the Chief Justice to the Electoral Commissioner, public patience has withered. The cry in Accra’s trotro stations, in taxis and online comment threads is eerily unified:
“She must go. Jean Mensa must follow. Charlotte was made to go—why not them?”
This is not a partisan chant. It is democratic fatigue. Ghanaians are not seeking revenge—they are demanding consistency.
“If the law is blind, it must not peep through the folds of bias.”
III. Missteps Wrapped in Protocol
For many citizens, the finer points of Article 146, CI 47, or judicial review mean little when the basics feel broken:
Secret committees that leak like sieves Legal teams working blindfolded Selective outrage and procedural gymnastics
All this suggests not a Republic guided by rule of law—but one run on interpretation, influence, and institutional memory loss.
“When process replaces principle, governance becomes theatre.”
IV. The Warning in the Wind
Ghana stands on a narrow ridge. One more poorly handled removal, one more silence where courage is required, and public trust might not just erode—it could fracture.
The people remember:
The judges of 1982 The silence after Charlotte Osei The arrogance around voter registration The shifting judgments cloaked in finality
And so their plea is no longer whispered: “If justice will not serve us, we will serve ourselves—with memory, with voice, with change.”
V. The Way Forward
Reform is not a luxury—it is a democratic obligation. Ghana must:
Clarify and codify transparent standards for Article 146 proceedings Ensure equal procedural treatment across high offices Restore public broadcast and civic literacy around major institutional rulings Reaffirm that every official—judicial, electoral, executive—can be held to the same constitutional flame
Because even the strongest constitution crumbles when soaked in selective justice.
“A republic that forgets what it punished yesterday will pardon too easily tomorrow.”
Epilogue: A Final Glance in the Mirror
This is not vengeance masquerading as justice. It is accountability sobering enough to demand humility from power. The people still believe in the Constitution. But they’re watching how it is used—and by whom.
The people’s patience is not infinite.
And neither is the Constitution’s immunity from consequence.
Retired Senior Citizen
Teshie-Nungua
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