The Judicial Secretary, Musah Ahmed, has said Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie’s comments after visiting some state entities this week were made in “good faith.”
According to the Judicial Secretary, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie’s “observations were made in good faith and were not intended to serve a purpose inimical to judicial independence.”
The Judicial Secretary made this known in a statement issued Friday evening in response to varied public reactions to the Chief Justice’s comments, especially after visiting SSNIT this week.
However, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for the immediate resignation of Paul Baffoe-Bonnie over a viral video in which the party argued he made partisan political comments.
The party accused the head of Ghana’s Judiciary of descending from the bench into partisan politics and questioned his ability to preside impartially over cases involving the government.
Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie is clearly heard in the video jabbing at the past NPP government, saying, “Sometimes when we hear how well some state organisations are doing now, we wonder what we have been doing in the past eight years and how Ghana could have sunk so low. ”.
In a statement issued on September 3, 2026, and signed by NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, the party described the comments as inappropriate for the head of Ghana’s judiciary.
“A Chief Justice swears a single oath, and it is to the Constitution: to no President, no party, and no agenda. This is not the language of a Chief Justice. It is the language of a party propagandist, of a kind exclusively reserved for NDC communicators and serial callers, and it has no place whatsoever in the mouth of the head of Ghana’s Judiciary,” the party stated.
The NPP said a Chief Justice who publicly associates himself with the Executive and makes political comparisons could undermine public confidence in his ability to serve as an impartial arbiter.
Below is a copy of the statement:
CHIEF JUSTICE’S VISIT TO SOME STATE INSTITUTIONS AND MATTERS ARISING
The Chief Justice has taken note of the mixed public reaction to some observations he made recently on the performance of State-owned entities during an outreach engagement.
The observations were made in good faith, and were not intended to serve a purpose inimical to judicial independence. The Chief Justice remains committed to upholding the integrity and independence of the Judiciary, and the promotion of justice and equality before the law.
