A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communication Team, Wonder Madilo, has taken issue with a recent court decision in the Abronye case, arguing that the presiding judge acted beyond reason.
Mr. Madilo described the ruling as “flawed and misguided,” stressing that it reflected a troubling pattern in Ghana’s judiciary.
“If you read the ruling, he stated that somewhere in 2023, he remanded an NDC activist for insulting former President Akufo-Addo. At the time, he was celebrated. It is the same judge who remanded Chairman Wontumi’s radio presenter,” Madilo sadi this on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily.
He suggested that the judge’s past decisions had emboldened him, creating the impression that harsh rulings equate to judicial strength.
“Because he has been empowered in the past, he feels that by doing some of these things, he is seen as a good judge or a strong judge. But now, he has gone overboard,” Madilo argued.
Linking the matter to a wider concern, he said the ruling highlights why President John Dramani Mahama remains cautious about what he called “the excesses” of state institutions.
“This is one of the reasons why President Mahama is very mindful about the excesses of some of these institutions, and that is where almost every sector of the country has gotten to,” he remarked.
