NDC has endured judicial hostility more than any party - Kwakye Ofosu attacks GBA over alleged bias

Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Government spokesperson and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, intensified his criticism of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) on Monday, May 18, on Asempa FM's Ekosii Sen programme. Mr. Kwakye Ofosu claimed that "no political party in Ghana had experienced greater judicial hostility than the NDC." He also stated, "There is no political party that has benefited more from judicial bias than the NPP."

Mr. Kwakye Ofosu accused the GBA of political bias, hypocrisy, and selective defence of the judiciary. He argued that the NDC had historically suffered unfair treatment from the judiciary, while the NPP had repeatedly benefited from favorable judicial outcomes since assuming office in 2001. He referred to a previous case involving NPP communicator Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, where he publicly challenged a judge's ruling.

Mr. Kwakye Ofosu stated that criticism of state institutions, including the judiciary, should not result in criminal sanctions unless such comments threatened national peace or endangered lives. He said, "I am on record regarding that particular case involving Abronye, where I publicly disagreed with the judge." He added, "I have also said that, as far as I am concerned, if someone has not said anything that would bring havoc upon any judge or threaten the life of a judge, or anything that would destroy the peace of this country, there is no need to put the person before the law or imprison them."