He said Ghana’s courts had stood as the defence for liberty, therefore, any departure from it would risk eroding public trust in the justice system.
The Minority Leader, also the Member of Parliament for Effutu, made the remarks during the opening of the Third Meeting of the First Session of Ninth Parliament of Ghana in Accra on Tuesday.
The Minority leader once again registered the Caucus unequivocal objection to the dismissal of Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, the former Chief Justice.
“The Minority therefore calls for restraint, reflection and a renewed commitment to fairness, equality and ensuring true meaning of freedom under the rule of law,” Mr Afenyo-Markin emphasised.
He averred that the dismissal of Justice Torkornoo lacked transparency and violated constitutional principles and set bad precedence in a constitutional democracy.
The legislator also made reference to the recent arrests of opposition figures and government’s alleged efforts to silence dissenting voices while government-affiliated individuals who committed similar infractions were left off the hook.
“Justice cannot be harsh on critics and lenient on those close to power,” Mr Afenyo-Markin pointed out.
Meanwhile, Mr Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, had sworn into office, the members of Parliament for Akwatia and Tamale Central, Mr Bernard Bediako Baidoo and Professor Alidu Seidu, respectively.
Mr Baidoo secured victory in the Akwatia by-election with 18,199 votes, following the demise of the late Ernest Yaw Kumi, a former New Patriotic Party legislator.
In the Tamale Central constituency, Professor Seidu was declared the winner of the by-election after emerging as the sole candidate, succeeding the late Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, who lost his life in the helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, along seven others.
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