Chief Justice Georgina Wood
The subtle attempt at undermining the integrity of the Judiciary by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not novel and smacks of mischief as it has always done when they are cornered.
We have observed with dismay that since the New Patriotic Party (NPP) decided to turn to the Supreme Court for redress of their grievances, a mischievous game plan aimed at denying them the constitutional right or even ridiculing the recourse has been activated.
The physical attacks, as part of the game plan, are as bad as the intangible attack on the foundation of our statehood as being unleashed on the Judiciary. We call on all the good people of Ghana to, resist with all their might no matter the fallouts, this unacceptable show of impunity and abuse of power.
Whatever the shortcomings of the judiciary there are, it remains the redoubtable bulwark against arbitrariness by the Executive and protector of our fundamental freedoms. Need we fold our arms as this critical arm of government is deliberately messed up by those who have something to hide as though other institutions are perfect?
This is not the first time we are observing this disturbing trend in the country and we think it behoves Ghanaians to stand up on the side of this bastion of our democracy and freedoms. We close our eyes to the disturbing trend to the detriment of our progress.
The progress of a country is not measured by the appearance of physical structures but by, among other things, the confidence of the people to receive justice from the courts.
The ?there are several ways of killing a cat? infamous remark by NDC Chairman Kwabena Adjei is still fresh in the minds of Ghanaians as is the murder of the high court judges.
It is against this background that many citizens of this country are worried that there is still a definite agenda to, as it were, give the judiciary a bad name and hang it, using one of the many available ways at the disposal of the ruling party. Prominent of the many ways is the unfolding image denting project by the ruling party using an assortment of channels.
Using a so-called survey by the Attorney-General?s Department to create the impression that the Judiciary cannot be trusted to deliver justice, when the NPP is about to present its case for adjudication, is a rueful representation of the smelly system we find ourselves in as a people.
Our democracy is incessantly threatened by the recklessness and inappropriate conduct of persons who have found themselves at the helm by an accident of history.
Ghanaians should not gloss over such acts which are designed to destroy our judicial system.
It is a convenient veneer for the landmark thievery recorded in our electoral history.
