The Minority Leader and MP for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has alleged that former President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are pursuing a hidden agenda to return to power beyond the constitutionally mandated limit.
This comes after President Mahama on April 30, nominated seven Justices of the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court, in line with Article 144(2) of the 1992 Constitution.
The nominations are subject to parliamentary approval.
In an interview on May 1, 2025, Afenyo-Markin claimed that the nomination of seven justices to the Supreme Court by President Mahama is part of a broader strategy to secure influence over the judiciary and pave the way for a third-term agenda.
“It is obvious that the bold attempts by the president to nominate out of the blue, seven judges, to the Supreme Court is the first major attempt that they have rehearsed; a third-term agenda.
He further claimed that the move is being orchestrated by what he called the “hawks” within the NDC, whom he accused of pushing this agenda behind the scenes.
“All that the NDC is doing is through the advice of the hawks of NDC to set a third term agenda for its leadership,” he stated.
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