'Please apply your legal brain, common sense' - Afenyo-Markin to judges

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, has urged judges to exercise sound judgement, independence and strict adherence to their constitutional oath in the discharge of their duties.

In a post shared on his X page on Friday, April 17, 2026, he cautioned against judges acting on external pressure and “unseen instructions”.

“Your decisions shall become part of the public record and posterity will judge you accordingly.

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“Please apply your legal brain, common sense and abide by your judicial oath. Your court is a court of justice! Article 296 must guide you”, he wrote.

He further entreated judges to remain apolitical.

“The tables will turn in 2028. For your own peace, stay away from politics. Let politicians do their politics and simply observe”, he added.

His comments come amid public debate over the handling of proceedings involving Sunyani East Constituency Communication Officer of the NPP, Abubakar Yakubu, popularly known as Baba Amando, who was remanded by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly sharing derogatory images of President John Dramani Mahama and members of the government on social media.

Baba Amando has since been granted bail by the court.

The court set bail at GH¢30,000 with two sureties and ordered him to report to the police every two weeks while investigations continue.

See the post below:

𝑻𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑯𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑱𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔:

Know that if you follow unseen instructions or act on “yes sir massa” orders, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻. Your decisions shall become part of the public record and posterity will judge you…

— Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin (@AfenyoMarkin) April 17, 2026