{"id":10704,"date":"2025-04-25T08:36:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T08:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=10704"},"modified":"2025-04-25T08:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T08:36:17","slug":"political-parties-rally-nationwide-protest-over-chief-justice-suspension-on-may-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=10704","title":{"rendered":"Political parties rally nationwide protest over Chief Justice suspension on May 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

A coalition of political parties has declared a nationwide protest for Monday, May 5, 2025, vowing to resist what they describe as a \u201creckless assault\u201d on Ghana\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n

This follows what they say is the unlawful suspension of the Chief Justice and the termination of several public service appointments.<\/p>\n

In a sharply worded statement issued after an emergency meeting on Thursday, April 24, the parties warned that the soul of Ghana\u2019s constitutional order is under siege.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not about politics. This is about principle. This is a fight for Ghana,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

The group behind the protest includes the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), National Democratic Party (NDP), People\u2019s National Party (PNP), and the Ghana Union Movement (GUM).<\/p>\n

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They called on all citizens, civil society organizations, and religious groups to join what they call a non-partisan, national call to defend judicial independence.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not allow political power to erode the foundations of our republic,\u201d they declared, warning that the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which currently leads government, is deliberately attempting to compromise all independent institutions.<\/p>\n

Citing the suspension of the Chief Justice as the most egregious example, the parties claim the move is not an isolated incident but part of a broader scheme to \u201ccapture every arm of government, even the judiciary.\u201d<\/p>\n

They compared the current crisis to a previous failed attempt by the NDC in 2010 to remove the late Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, Ghana\u2019s first female to hold the position.<\/p>\n

\u201cHistory is being repeated. We must not remain silent.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the coalition, credible political intelligence points to a wider plot. They allege that after reconstituting the judiciary with \u201cloyalist appointments,\u201d there are plans to pursue constitutional interpretation at the Supreme Court, aimed at legitimizing a third-term bid for former President John Mahama in the 2028 elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cHistory is being repeated. We must not remain silent.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the coalition, credible political intelligence points to a wider plot. They allege that after reconstituting the judiciary with \u201cloyalist appointments,\u201d there are plans to pursue constitutional interpretation at the Supreme Court, aimed at legitimizing a third-term bid for former President John Mahama in the 2028 elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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