Deputy Chief of Staff, Stan Xoese Dogbe
A Deputy Chief of Staff, Stan Xoese Dogbe, has criticised the Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, has stated that the last eight years under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia was marred by retaliatory politics.
Speaking at the Jubilee House on May 5, 2025, in a JoyNews report when the conveners of the ‘SaveTheJudiciaryDemo’ presented their petition, Dogbe argued that recent calls to end political retaliation are a tacit admission that the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government did not provided effective and fair leadership.
“If this had been the case over the past 8 years, I’m sure the retaliatory politics you mention wouldn’t have occurred. Your reference to retaliatory politics is an admission that the 8 years under Akufo-Addo and Bawumia were not the best,” he indicated.
The ‘SaveTheJudiciaryDemo’ was organised by a coalition of civil society groups, legal practitioners, and concerned citizens calling for judicial reforms and an end to perceived political interference in the judiciary.
Demonstrators demanded for accountability and independence for the country’s justice system and submitted their petition to both Parliament and the Presidency.
Their petition alleges increasing executive influence over judicial decisions and appointments, a trend they say threatens the rule of law and democratic governance.
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