The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie to retract what it describes as partisan political comments or resign from office and formally join the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The demand follows a video circulating publicly in which the Chief Justice appears to compare the performance of the current NDC administration with that of the previous NPP government.
In the video, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie is heard saying: “Sometimes when we hear how well some state organisations are doing now, we wonder what we really have been doing in the past eight years.”
In a statement issued on September 3, 2026, and signed by NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, the party said the comments were inappropriate for the head of Ghana’s Judiciary.
The NPP argued that the Chief Justice, as head of an independent arm of government, is expected to remain politically neutral and uphold his judicial oath to administer justice without fear, favour, affection or ill will.
The party also raised concerns about what it described as the Chief Justice’s frequent appearance at events involving political appointees of the current government, saying such conduct could affect public confidence in the Judiciary’s neutrality.
The NPP further questioned the Chief Justice’s reported commitment to doing everything possible to ensure the success of President John Dramani Mahama’s agenda, particularly at a time when some individuals linked to the party are facing prosecution under the government’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative.
“A Chief Justice swears a single oath, and it is to the Constitution: to no President, no party and no agenda,” the NPP stated.
The party also accused the Judiciary under Justice Baffoe-Bonnie of showing bias against opposition figures, pointing to what it called the “extraordinary alacrity” with which vacation warrants have been issued in cases involving NPP members.
The NPP is therefore demanding a retraction of the comments, failing which it wants the Chief Justice to resign and formally join the NDC.
