There is no NPP, NDC judge; the judiciary must be spared from divisive partisanship – GBA Boss

The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Yaw Acheampong Boafo, has urged Ghanaians to stop politicizing issues pertaining to the country's judiciary system, especially judges.

Speaking at the Martyrs of the Rule of Law event, held at the Cavalry Baptist Church in Accra on Sunday, June 30, Acheampong Boafo emphasized that the justices of the court are trained to be apolitical, as reported by myjoyonline.com.

He lamented that recent public commentary on cases in courts, viewed through the lens of politics, is detrimental to the country's democracy.

"We must spare the judiciary from our divisive partisanship. It is sad that public commentary relative to cases of public interest pending in court has taken on political colouration.

"There is no training module at the judicial training school known as NPP judge, NDC judge, CPP judge for anyone to tag a judge as NPP, NDC, or CPP. There is only one judiciary established in Chapter 11 of the 1992 Constitution," he is quoted to have said.

The GBA boss clarified that nowhere in the appointment of judges are their political affiliations considered.

"I want to place on record that at no stage of the interview and evaluation process of an appointment to any level of the judiciary is the political affiliation or leanings of an applicant a requirement," he added.

He also said that the politicisation of the judiciary could lead to the martyrdom of judges like the three High Court justices who were killed in 1982.

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