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President Mahama government won't engage in retaliatory politics – Stan Dogbe to protestors

Stanislav Xoese Dogbe is the Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations

Mon, 5 May 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com

The Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations, Stanislav Xoese Dogbe, has reiterated President John Dramani Mahama’s unwavering commitment to upholding the rule of law, strengthening democratic principles, and fostering a style of governance that welcomes constructive criticism.

While receiving the petition from political parties demonstrating against the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkornoo at the Jubilee House on Monday, May 5, 2025, Deputy Chief of Staff Stan Dogbe emphasised that President Mahama does not subscribe to the culture of retaliatory politics often witnessed under previous administrations.

Making his point clear, Stan Dogbe criticised the previous administration for engaging in acts of retaliatory politics, highlighting such practices as detrimental to democratic governance.

“Let me say that we are happy that your process started this morning and has ended very peacefully. That in itself is a very strong message about the democracy that President Mahama wants to instill in our dear country.

“If it were the case like this over the past eight years, I'm sure that the retaliatory politics that you talk about wouldn't have been the case. You referencing retaliatory politics is an admission that the eight years of president Akufo-Addo and Bawumia were not the best. You can be assured however, that President Mahama as every Ghanaian knows, is not that politician. President Mahama does not believe in retaliatory politics,” he said.

He, however, assured the demonstrators that such practices will not be tolerated under the current administration, emphasising that President Mahama's government is committed to respecting the views of its critics and political opponents, and upholding the principles of inclusive and democratic governance.

“We will work together with you and all the political parties and your petition will be giving the due response,” he added.

The demonstration, organised by political parties and led by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) under the banner #SaveTheJudiciaryDemo, marched from the Supreme Court to the Jubilee House, where they presented a petition to the president.

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