NPP-USA Advises Supreme Court Justices

Don’t Be Swayed by NDC’s

Intimidation *

The NDC have resorted to malicious denigration and intimidation of the

Supreme Court Judges in a diabolical scheme to sway the Justices’ decision

in favor of John Mahama. The disgraced acid-tongued Tony Aidoo’s

defamation of the Judges as “rotten people”, the prejudicial statements by

John Mahama and Felix Kwakye Ofosu that the judges would rule in

Mahama’s favor,

taken individually might seem like a lunatic rant from a bunch of desperate

politicians that must be disregarded. But knowing the NDC stock in

trade, these are psychological ploys intended to intimidate and pervert the

course of justice, despite the overwhelming evidence against them in the

highest court of the land.

These tactics are obviously not new to Ghanaians especially coming from the

violence-prone NDC, a party founded and nurtured in the innocent blood of

Ghanaians including former three Justices of the Court and notorious for

authoritarianism. NDC’s undermining machinations are vicious aberrations

of separation of powers and judicial independence; principles that are

fundamental to the life of Ghana’s democracy and future political

stability. We remind the NDC that times have changed and the stakes in this

petition are so high and very pertinent to Ghana’s future that Ghanaians

are sacrificially ready to defend the course of justice and build a better

Ghana for the next generation.

NPP-USA, therefore advises the Supreme Court Justices not to wilt under

NDC’s threats and pressures since you have the support of the silent

majority of the Ghanaian people and interested international parties. The

Justices of the Supreme Court must be reminded that the tenets of the “old

order” when the NDC used violence, brutalities, and bribery to have its way

are no longer tenable. Ghana has reached a historic epoch in its political

development and the people have handed you the Justice the historic

opportunity to shape Ghana’s political destiny.

Succumbing to NDC’s pressures and denying the people of Ghana an objective

deliberation and ruling on the case would damage their trust in you as well

as your reputation and integrity. And also in Ghana’s peace and enduring

democracy that could set Ghana on the slippery slope to political

instability. We are sure this is not what you wish for the Judiciary

institution and mother Ghana. We the NPP have pursued the path of peace by

seeking redress in the Court and have consequentially emboldened confidence

in Ghana’s institutions rather than subservience to personalities, bribes,

intimidation and violence to determine political/judicial decisions.

Ghana’s politics has reached a stage where the will and dignity of the

ordinary people supersede the parochial desires of personalities and gangs

of political crooks.

Truly the voice of the people rings louder than the forces of destruction

and intimidation and you have heard their voice in your recent decision in

the WOYOMEGATE. We commend the former Attorney –General Martin Amidu and

the Supreme Court for their bravery, objectivity, honesty and patriotism,

despite NDC’s intimidation, in retrieving over $40 million illegally paid

to Woyome’s Waterville Holding as judgment debt with dubious connivance of

the NDC hierarchy. By this ruling, you have demonstrated your bravery,

objectivity and preparedness to prioritize Ghana’s interests over the

parochial desires of the corrupt and violent NDC leadership. We ultimately

expect same bravery, honesty, diligence, patriotism and objectivity in

ruling in the electoral petition before you. The people of Ghana expect

nothing less than Justice and it is their hope and aspiration that your

decision would be void of subjectivity and in the supreme interest of

mother Ghana.

We are confident the Justices of the Supreme Court cannot afford the luxury

of bequeathing to the next generation and those yet unborn, the legacy of

corruption, bribery, political injustices and violence to Ghana that has

the envious reputation as the champion of Africa’s independence from

colonial injustices and a beacon of hope for Africa’s democracy and

political stability.

The stakes are too high and sensitive to toy with Ghana’s destiny and we

advise you to uphold the will of the Ghanaian people and restore decency to

Ghana’s democracy since a biased judgment in this historic electoral court

case would derail our nascent democracy. The destiny of Ghana hinges on

your courage, wisdom, independence, impartiality and patriotism in the

historic decision you will make in the petition before you. We are

confident you will not fail mother Ghana as you have done in the Waterville

case.