Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Mustapha Gbande, has criticized the NPP for politicizing the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, warning that their actions risk causing lasting harm to her reputation and undermining judicial independence.
Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express with Evans Mensah, Gbande argued that the NPP’s protests and public agitation have dragged the Chief Justice into partisan politics, unfairly aligning her with political factions.
He cautioned the NPP that their approach could backfire: “Tomorrow, if people accuse the Chief Justice of acts bordering on criminality, the NPP will be put to shame.”
Gbande maintained that President Mahama’s decision to suspend the Chief Justice was constitutionally grounded, despite opposition claims of political motivation.
He criticized the NPP’s outrage over NDC figures commenting on the issue, pointing out that pro-NPP broadcaster Paul Adom-Otchere had already made sensitive judicial responses public.
He questioned why the NPP targeted NDC members for similar commentary.
He further dismissed claims that the protests were aimed at preventing a constitutional interpretation that might allow President Mahama to seek a third term, calling such assertions paranoid and distracting.
Gbande insisted that the NPP’s actions risk undermining the Constitution they claim to defend, warning, “They are aligning a sitting Chief Justice to a political party, and that is reckless.”
