Lawyer and human rights advocate Gloria Ofori-Boadu has called on Ghanaians to exercise restraint and uphold the tenets of democracy, warning against hasty actions and conclusions that could threaten the country’s constitutional order.
Speaking on Newsfile on JoyNews, she emphasized the importance of Ghana’s evolving democratic framework and the need to preserve it through measured discourse and respect for the rule of law.
“I will say we are jumping the gun, because Ghana – we are now in a constitutional liberal democracy. In fact, if I just say ‘constitutional’, I am limiting it, because there once was a time that we had the one-time democracy.
But now we have the constitutional liberal democracy, which is broadening on the principles of human rights – the rights to be heard, the right to freedom and all that. We have all these freedoms enshrined in our Constitution,” she explained.
Meanwhile, the Director of Legal Affairs for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Frank Davies, has voiced strong concerns over the way public discourse surrounding the potential removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is being handled.
Speaking on the same platform, Davies clarified that the issue is not about the removal itself, which is constitutionally backed, but the manner in which it’s being discussed in public spaces.
“It’s not the removal, per se, of a Chief Justice which is the problem,” he explained. “It is a constitutional structure where it is founded.
“So, if that is being exercised by citizens of this country, and there’s a valid basis for the removal of a Chief Justice, it should not be too much.”
What worries him more, however, is how the conversation is being skewed by certain influential voices. “For me, the aberration is when the issues are so muddied and there’s a persistent refrain by people who should know better. That is where the worry is,” Davies stated.
