Justice William Atuguba, a retired Supreme Court Judge, says the New Patriotic Party’s opposition to the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is hypocritical and lacking moral authority.
This comes after a demonstration organised by the NPP and some allied political parties on Monday, May 5, in Accra, demanding the immediate reinstatement of the Chief Justice.
The group, particularly the NPP leadership, argued that President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to suspend Justice Torkonoo was unconstitutional and politically motivated.
The group said the move threatened the independence of the judiciary.
However, speaking in an interview on Joy News, Justice Atuguba questioned the NPP’s credibility on matters of judicial independence, quizzing that “How were they when they were in office? How did they perform? Acting transparently in the interest of the people, did they do that? What!”
“These are the kinds of things I just hate. That is pure hypocrisy. The exclusion of public interest in our political space is very troubling.
“Before the elections, it was a common parlance on social media where the Supreme Court was being described as ‘unanimous FC’, was it President Mahama who was doing that? They were in office; what steps did they take?” he questioned.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
