On Monday, May 5, 2025, a coalition of political parties has announced a nationwide protest, promising to oppose what they call a “reckless assault” on Ghana’s democracy.
This comes after a number of public sector appointments were terminated and the Chief Justice was unlawfully suspended.
Following an emergency meeting on Thursday, April 24, the parties issued a sternly worded statement warning that the foundation of Ghana’s constitutional system is in danger.
Politics has nothing to do with this. This has to do with principle. The statement said, “This is a fight for Ghana.”
The National Democratic Party (NDP), People’s National Party (PNP), Ghana Union Movement (GUM), New Patriotic Party (NPP), and Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) are among the organisations responsible for the demonstration.
They urged religious organisations, civil society organisations, and all citizens to join what they describe as a nationwide, nonpartisan campaign to protect judicial independence.
They proclaimed, “We will not allow political power to erode the foundations of our republic,” and warned that the government’s current leader, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is actively working to undermine all independent institutions.
The parties assert that the action is a part of a larger plan to “capture every arm of government, even the judiciary,” citing the Chief Justice’s suspension as the most egregious example.
They likened the current issue to the NDC’s unsuccessful 2010 attempt to oust Ghana’s first female chief justice, the late Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood.
“The past is being reenacted. We can’t keep quiet.
The coalition claims that reliable political intelligence suggests a larger conspiracy. They claim that following the reconstitution of the judiciary through “loyalist appointments,” plans are underway to seek constitutional interpretation at the Supreme Court in order to give former President John Mahama a legitimate chance to run for a third term in the 2028 elections.
This isn’t speculation. The statement said that the agenda was well thought out.
Additionally, the protest aims to draw attention to what they refer to as the illegal termination of public employees, characterising it as a retaliatory action to substitute political loyalists with career professionals.
“Is this what Mahama promised for the future?” The statement raised a query. “A system of terror, where livelihoods are given up for political retribution?”
The group’s final rallying cry urged the so-called “silent majority” to rise up and warned of the encroaching tyranny.
“To be unconcerned is to support establishing an authoritarian regime.” Act like a citizen and not a bystander. Represent democracy. Defend against dictatorship.
