Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame has raised concerns over what he describes as unjustified attacks on Ghanaâs Judiciary by former President John Dramani Mahama.
Mr. Dame says the unwarranted utterances dent the image of the judiciary, a development that threatens the peace and well-being of the country.
âIt was a great dismay and embarrassment that, I heard a person who has occupied the highest office of state that is the former President recently launched an unwarranted attack on the integrity of Ghanaâs Judiciary. I observe that, this was the latest instalment of systematic attack by the former President, albeit unjustifiedâ.
The Attorney General who was addressing lawyers at the Ghana Bar Association Annual Conference in Ho said well-meaning Ghanaians ought to call out the former president, lest his conduct derails Ghanaâs democratic growth.
âI am compelled to comment on same in this address because they border on the security of the state and constitute a deliberate pattern of conduct aimed at undermining the independence of the Judiciary, an arm of government whose autonomy is crucial to its proper functioningâ.
âSuch conduct is clearly deplorable, coming from one who has occupied the highest office of President and aspires again to that office. At this moment, it is important for all to note that I express this sentiment not because I stand in opposition to former President Mahama as a politicianâ, Mr. Dame said.