'All is smooth and sailing' – Franklin Cudjoe jabs critics over absence of president, vice and Speaker

The President and Founder of IMANI Africa , Franklin Cudjoe, appears to have taken a swipe at critics who are calling out the government over the absence of the president, his vice and the Speaker of Parliament from the country.

In a post shared on X, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Franklin Cudjoe said that he did not even know that President John Dramani Mahama, Vice President Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, and Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin were out of the country because things are going so well.

He went on to take a swipe at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo by suggesting that some of the bad things that happened under that administration are not being seen now.

“I didn't even notice the President, Vice President, and Speaker were all out of Ghana. All is smooth and sailing. SALL is fine. No one is digging pits for $58m.

“No one is being shackled and shaved off their finances, and no one is giving lectures on how to lock up the dollar in jail. And certainly no renaming of institutions with meaningless titles of deities. Long may it continue,” he wrote.

Meanwhile, the Minority Caucus in Parliament says it is considering initiating impeachment proceedings against President John Dramani Mahama.

The NPP Members of Parliament have strongly condemned what they described as a flagrant violation of the 1992 Constitution, following the simultaneous absence of the President, Vice President, and the Speaker of Parliament from the country without an Acting President being sworn in.

In a press release issued on Monday, May 12, 2025, the Minority noted that all three top government officials were abroad at the same time, which they claim contravenes Article 60 of the 1992 Constitution.

According to the constitution, the Speaker of Parliament must be sworn in to act as president when neither the Head of State or the Vice President are unavailable.

At the time of the statement, Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang was in the UK for medical treatment, and President John Dramani Mahama was attending the African Union Debt Conference in Togo.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, who should have assumed the role of Acting President, was also out of the country.

Furthermore, the Chief Justice, who is constitutionally expected to assume presidential responsibilities when all three officials are unavailable – is currently under suspension.

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo's suspension, the Minority noted, rendered her unable to step in.

The Minority accused the government of treating the 1992 Constitution as "an inconvenience rather than a binding framework," describing the situation as a "deliberate and calculated" breach.

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