Janet Nabla, Leader and Chairperson of the People’s National Party (PNP), has accused top government officials of deliberately obstructing her efforts to challenge the removal of suspended Chief Justice, Justice Araba Getrude Torkornoo, according to a report by Citinewsroom.
The outspoken politician expressed her displeasure after being denied an audience with Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on Friday, July 25.
Nabla, who claimed she had been promised a meeting following a petition submitted on July 1, was left waiting for nearly two hours at the Manhyia Palace.
She was later informed that a scheduling error had occurred and that the King had to attend an emergency meeting.
The incident left Nabla visibly upset, prompting her to confront officials at the palace despite efforts by her party executives to calm her.
She alleged that the presence of Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, wife of the acting Chief Justice and Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, during the same period suggested preferential treatment.
“She was granted access while I was told to wait. What else am I to think?” Nabla reportedly questioned at the palace.
She believes the presidency and other influential figures within the government are determined to block her attempts to seek justice in the matter.
According to Nabla, the recent turn of events is a clear indication of the systemic frustration she has faced since launching her campaign.
As a result, she vowed not to return to the Manhyia Palace on the matter.
“I will not honour any future appointment to the palace,” she said, visibly angered by what she described as a deliberate snub.