John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on the judiciary to remain impartial in the fight against corruption, despite the significant number of judges appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Mahama expressed confidence that the judiciary will support his efforts to tackle corruption among public officeholders if he is elected to lead the next administration.
Mahama pledged to investigate the “questionable sale and acquisition of state lands” under the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration as part of his proposed Operation Recover All Loot initiative.
Speaking to the clergy in Accra on Tuesday, October 2, Mahama expressed his belief that judges would be guided by their conscience when adjudicating these cases.
“As for High Court judges, just yesterday [Monday], he [President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo] was swearing in another 21. And it gives the impression that the courts are being packed for exactly the reason you are talking about, that once they appoint the judges, if cases involving accountability for abuse of public office come before the judges, because they appointed them, they would leave them off the hook. We will do our parts.
“We will let the anti-corruption institutions work and my trust and belief is that our judges will do the work that they have been appointed to do. They should look at the cases impartially and let justice prevail.”
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