Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team, has defended the Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, following criticism from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after he was spotted in proximity to the NDC bigwigs during a visit to the Black Stars camps.
Ghana’s Chief Justice has come under scrutiny after he was seen in viral videos and photographs alongside Vice President Prof. Jane Opoku-Agyemang and other NDC government officials.
The NPP raised concerns following the viral videos of the Chief Justice’s attendance at public events organised by some NDC members.
They argued that the Chief Justice’s appearances could undermine public confidence in the independence of the judiciary.
However, Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, has defended Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie following criticism.
According to Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, the Chief Justice has not breached any code of ethics of a judge, stressing that the NPP are only trying to make a mole out of an anthill.
Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Wednesday, June 17, Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu stated, “Has the Chief Justice breached any code of ethics of a judge? Has he breached any code governing office holders? I don’t think he has”.
“The mere fact that he has been patriotic and gone to wish the Black Stars well and give them moral support, I don’t think that is a problem. The Chief Justice did not travel just to watch the World Cup. He has other activities that have been lined up,” he added.
“If he is in that jurisdiction and decides, as a Ghanaian, to go and watch the match and exchange pleasantries with other officials, you cannot conclude that because of that proximity, people will not get justice or there will be no fairness. I think that is far from fair,” Adawudu added.
The NDC man added, “I think that this is just something that they want to make a mole out of an anthill. The NPP had always been looking out for a scandal—anything that they can lay their hands on, any resemblance of some collaboration on political matters that can be turned into a scandal”.
“If the Chief Justice is seen to be close with other organs of government and they are performing their duties, that should not mean that the proximity of the Chief Justice to other heads of the organs of government means that the trust and fairness he is expected to uphold has been trampled upon,” he stated.
“In the first place, the Chief Justice is the administrative head of the judiciary. He plays administrative roles. He has meetings with other organs of government. He has people under him, and they have meetings to ensure social cohesion and make sure that this country moves on,” Adawudu said.
He further stressed that the Chief Justice’s attendance at some NDC members’ events; questioning whether the Chief Justice, by virtue of his position, was expected to isolate himself from society.
“He has not breached any code of ethics for judges. Has the Chief Justice become an island because of the office he occupies? He was there to support his colleagues and people close to him with whom he had built relationships. Do you know the relationships he has cultivated with these families?” he asked.
The criticism follows, some New Patriotic Party (NPP) activists have called out Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie after he was spotted alongside a delegation of Mahama government officials as they visited the Black Stars camp in Toronto, Canada.
The NPP activist argued that the Chief Justice shouldn’t be seen associating openly with political elements, highlighting that his association with them casts doubts on the neutrality of his office.
She further urged the Chief Justice to let Ghanaians know if he is an NDC appointee.
The NPP activist identified as Charlotte Nicole wrote, “I’m watching this, and I’m only imagining Gertrude Torkornoo with Dr Bawumia in Canada going to watch black stars play. Nka hell will break loose. Is this Chief Justice an NDC appointee? He should let us know cos how he’s moving diɛ. Hmmm, we are watching”.
Another NPP called Abdul Rauf Ibrahim also urged Ghanaians to imagine if this under Akufo-Addo and the Chief Justice was spotted in the company of the former National Chairman of the NDC and Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada.
He detailed that the former Chief Justice Torkornoo never tried this, but the NDC tagged him as an NPP women’s organiser.
In his post, the NPP activist wrote, “Imagine this under Akufo-Addo? The Chief Justice of Ghana, in the company of the former National Chairman of the NDC and Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada.
Torkornoo never tried this shit, but she was tagged an NPP women’s organiser by the NDC; today, they are telling us not to tag the Chief Justice as NDC National Organiser for following Presidential Staffers around their personal bodyguard”.
Watch the video below:
Im watvhing this and im only imagining Gertrude Torkornoo with Dr. Bawumia in canada going to watch black stars play. Nka hell will break loose. Is this chief Justice an NDC appointee? He should let us know cos how he’s moving diɛ. Hmmm we are watching 👀 pic.twitter.com/8UvpfsVqEo
— CHARLOTTE NICOLE 🕊 (@charllycolegh) June 16, 2026
