#SaveTheJudiciaryDemo: Read the full petition from Afenyo-Markin to President Mahama

The May 5, 2025, demonstration, organised by the New Patriotic Party, alongside respective different governmental groups, was aimed astatine stopping the government's effort to region Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Araba Sackey Torkornoo from office.

This determination came aft President John Dramani suspended Torkornoo pursuing allegations made by 3 petitioners.

In effect to these events, the NPP and galore acrophobic Ghanaians took to the streets of Accra, gathering astir cardinal landmarks specified arsenic the Supreme Court, Parliament House, and the Jubilee House to explicit their frustrations.

The protestation yet culminated successful the submission of a petition that conveyed the public’s demands.

Led by Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the petition elaborate what the radical described arsenic "the sins of Mahama" and was formally handed implicit to Deputy Chief of Staff, Stan Dogbe, for further action.

Reading from the petition, which helium described arsenic ‘respectful and decent’, Afenyo-Markin heavy criticised astir each enactment of the Mahama government, utilizing precise beardown words against the president and his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Below is the implicit connection from the petition presented by Afenyo-Markin, which details the alleged wrongdoings of the Mahama government:

1. Establishing an unconstitutional ORAL:

The Minority Leader accused Mahama of starting his onslaught connected Ghana’s ideology adjacent earlier being sworn into bureau by establishing the ‘unconstitutional’ Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) preparatory committee.

He accused the president of utilizing ORAL to people appointees of the erstwhile New Patriotic Party authorities portion freeing his appointees who were being prosecuted.

“Even earlier the NDC nether President Mahama could presume the reins of government, we saw a convulsive onslaught connected our law order.

“They established a alleged ORAL, a committee without immoderate ineligible ground oregon law backing, which engaged successful flagrant illegalities. That was the opening salvo successful what has present go a full-blown run to dismantle our ineffable antiauthoritarian foundations,” helium said.

2. Using mercenaries to forestall declaration of Ablekuma North parliamentary predetermination results:

Afenyo-Markin besides accused President Mahama of preventing the declaration of the Ablekuma North parliamentary predetermination results, which helium claims was won by the NPP candidate.

“Under campaigner Mahama’s leadership, the NDC deployed mercenaries and thugs to polls crossed the country, and we each cognize what happened precocious past year. Honourable Akua Afriyie has won the Ablekuma North seat, the EC is asking for information to alteration them to declare, NDC is saying they are not going to supply security.

“What is preventing the IGP — the erstwhile IGP and the existent IGP — from providing information for the Electoral Commission to implicit its mandate?” helium said.

3. Weaponising the information services:

The Effutu legislator besides accused Mahama of weaponising the nation’s information services by deploying them to the homes of their governmental opponents.

He said that President Mahama’s authorities has utilized information operatives to ransack the homes of his governmental opponents, including erstwhile Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, and erstwhile Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta.

He accused the authorities of moving “a tyranny clothed successful robes of democracy.”

4. An autocrat arbitrarily dismissing elder subject officers:

Afenyo-Markin accused President Mahama of becoming autocratic.

He said that the president’s dismissal of elder subject officials and invitation of subject dictators to his inauguration are signs of an autocratic person who wants to regularisation for life.

“Our military, erstwhile revered for its non-partisanship, is present being painted successful NDC colours. This is simply a unsafe betrayal of the republic.

“...President Mahama nary longer sees himself arsenic a president; helium fancies himself arsenic an autocrat and ruler for life.”

5. Mahama relentlessly attacking the judiciary:

The Minority Leader besides accused the president of attacking the judiciary, with the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, being his latest target.

He claimed that the president wants to person a judiciary that bows to the volition of a “dictator.”

VKB/AE

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