The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has confidently told the former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo that she will be reinstated should the New Patriotic Party (NPP) return to power in 2028.
According to Afenyo-Markin, Torkornoo should not be “saddened” by her removal from office, as she will be reinstated when the NPP comes back to power with Dr Bawumia.
Speaking at the NPP’s ‘Democracy Under Attack’ demonstration in Accra on August 6, 2026, the Minority Leader boldly stated, “Let me tell the former Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, that she should not be sad. When the NPP returns to power under Bawumia, she will be reinstated as Chief Justice”.
He further boldly stated that the NPP will return to power in 2028 whether the NDC likes it or not.
“Whether the NDC likes it or not, the NPP will assume power in 2028. If you are an NPP member, work hard so that power returns to the party,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aspiring National Communications Officer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), said the Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie and the judiciary are becoming too close to the executive.
Miracles Aboagye defended the NPP’s planned protest on Thursday, August 6, arguing that His Lordship’s romance with the executive is becoming too glaring.
According to Miracles Aboagye, the NPP’s demonstration was driven by growing concerns over the Chief Justice’s relationship with the government and the selective application of justice.
Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Wednesday, Miracles Aboagye stated, “That is also another matter. The selective justice, the selective application of our justice system, is also obvious to all of us. It’s become even now blatant”.
“I wrote a letter to His Lordship… where I itemised my worry about his relationship and his romance with the executive, and the fact that it’s becoming too glaring.”
He revealed that although he did not receive a direct response, the Judicial Secretary issued a statement addressing some of the concerns he had raised.
“I thought, okay, it’s fine. At least they’ve clarified certain things,” he said.
He further argued, “I am of the view that we need to keep our judiciary very far away from our politics, far, far, far away from our politics. I don’t take those excuses of comparisons, those excuses of what was done. I don’t care. I am a citizen. I feel that, as it is happening today, I am worried about it. I want to speak up.”
“The 10s and 1000s of people you will be seeing tomorrow on the street are simply saying that the judiciary seems to be romancing with the executive and is making the executive too comfortable.”
“I felt uncomfortable that you are looking too close. The proximity within which you seem to be moving around with these people—it’s becoming too blatant, and it makes those of us who are obviously not liked by these people uncomfortable.”
He added, “Because I get worried that these people don’t like me… if you are this way with them, and I have an issue, they probably have your ears. I don’t. How safe am I?”
“There is no way… you have a lot of cases in the court, a lot of criminal cases, a lot of civil cases. Some of them predate even 2020… This year, you are going on legal vacation.
“You say that even though all of you are being tried in criminal cases, I have selected a few of you, and as for you, you can’t go and rest. You must go through the criminal procedure. That is selective justice.”
Watch the video below:
@ghnow_ The leadership of the NPP has joined party supporters at the “Democracy Under Threat” demonstration as the protest gets underway. More updates to follow. 🇬🇭 #GHNow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow
@ghnow_ Hon Afenyo Markin chant Bawumia at the Democracy Under Attack Demo #GHnow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow
