The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for the immediate resignation of Chief Justice 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 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.
“He has presented himself not as the impartial head of an independent Judiciary but as a leading member of the National Democratic Congress in judicial robes.
“If political commentary is his true vocation, he should resign forthwith and formally take up membership of the NDC, where such contributions are handsomely rewarded,” the party emphasised.
Chief Justice, as head of an independent arm of government, NPP entreated, must remain politically neutral and uphold his judicial oath to administer justice without fear, favour, affection or ill will.
The party cited Articles 125 and 127 of the 1992 Constitution, which establish the Judiciary as an independent arm of government and provide safeguards against external control or direction.
It also invoked the judicial oath, which requires the Chief Justice to administer justice without fear, favour, affection or ill will.
The NPP argued that the video was not an isolated incident but what it described as the culmination of a pattern of conduct.
It criticised what it observed as the Chief Justice’s frequent presence at events involving political appointees of the current government, arguing that such conduct could undermine public confidence in the Judiciary’s neutrality.
The party further questioned the Chief Justice’s reported commitment to doing everything possible to ensure the success of the President’s agenda, particularly as some persons associated with the NPP are facing prosecution under the government’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative.
According to the NPP, the Judiciary under the current Chief Justice has shown bias against opposition figures, citing what it called the “extraordinary alacrity” with which vacation warrants have been issued in cases involving NPP members.
By Collins Adu-Gyamfi
