The Political Justice

In recent times, the New Patriotic Party(NPP) loyalists have been raising concerns over the conduct of the head of the judiciary, the Chief Justice.

I, for one, to be quite honest, thought that the NPP operatives concerns were unfounded, and how wrong I was.

If you may remember, during the 2026 football world cup tournament, the head of the judiciary was, strangely, sighted in the company of the entourage of the ruling party, the National Democratic Congress(NDC).

More so, in recent times, the Chief Justice has been seen severally at funeral rites, celebrations, and wedding ceremonies in the company of the NDC brassbound loyalists.

More recently, the head of the judiciary, somewhat blithesomely, toured some state institutions, and uncharacteristically compared the performances of the previous NPP administration with the incumbent NDC administration.

In his unfair and seemingly partisan juxtaposition, the Chief Justice ignobly upbraided the previous government and convivially heaped praises on the current administration.

The overarching question every concerned Ghanaian is asking then is: In the likelihood of a litigation involving those institutions the Chief Justice was tunefully singing their praises, how would he administer justice?

The ostensibly weird action of the head of the judiciary, in the view of the concerned Ghanaians, is, uncharacteristic of a respectable Chief Justice of Ghana.

After all, the Chief Justice’s own code of conduct admonishes him to ‘refrain from political activity inappropriate to his judicial office’.

So why is the head of the judiciary disobeying his own code of conduct?

Evidently, the Chief Justice’s tour was not a royal venture; it could rather be likened to a state enterprise minister’s visitation more than a judicial travels.

With all due respect with no appended condescension whatsoever, the head of the judiciary’s unfortunate political declamation has rendered his position untenable.

The Chief Justice has conspicuously shown his weird predilection, and therefore the concerned Ghanaians are ambivalent on his impartiality and his constitutional independence.

Indeed, the Chief Justice’s seeming proclivity towards the incumbent NDC administration has raised Ghanaians incertitude on the impartiality of the head of the judiciary.

I bet in any serious democracy, the Chief Justice would either resign or be sacked by the appointing authority for this serious misconduct.

Some of us, as a matter of principle, could not agree more with the NPP loyalists for calling on the Chief Justice to vacate his position, as he has lost the trust of the good people of Ghana.

My dear reader, let us be honest, every right thinking football supporter would be extremely worried to see a referee in the camp of their opponent.

Given the circumstances, the NPP loyalists may have a valid point for raising concerns over the recent arrests, detentions, and incarcerations of their members over what they view as frivolous charges.

Justice, so to speak, must be seen to be done, and therefore the person who is supposed to administer the justice cannot knowingly mingle with the other side of the political divide.

My dear reader, you would bear with me that of all the branches of government, it is only the judiciary that its constitutional independence cannot be compromised for the sake of the national ambiance.