News:
August 27, 2026
Accra, Ghana – The Minority in Parliament has launched a scathing attack on the Majority National Democratic Congress (NDC), describing the party as “unprincipled” and “inconsistent” for attempting to rush the vetting of three Supreme Court nominees in just three days—a process they fiercely opposed when they were in opposition.
At a press conference on Thursday, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin accused the NDC of acting out of “political convenience,” pointing to the party’s stark reversal from its stance in 2024, when it insisted on a minimum 14-day public notice for vetting Supreme Court nominees by the then-government.
“The NDC is an unprecedented political party. It does not believe in political principle. It is inconsistent and it acts out of political convenience,” Mr. Afenyo-Markin declared, drawing a direct parallel to the party’s past objections. He recalled that in 2024, the NDC—then in the Minority—physically prevented the vetting of two judicial nominees, arguing that ten days was insufficient for public participation.
The Minority Leader noted that the NDC demanded a 14-day notice and even forced a suspension of proceedings to allow for adequate public memoranda. Yet today, with a supermajority, the same party is pushing to clear three Supreme Court nominees within 72 hours of their referral to the Appointments Committee.
“They are never principled. They only act out of political convenience and confuse the people of Ghana,” Mr. Afenyo-Markin said, urging Ghanaians to judge the NDC’s inconsistency for themselves. He further highlighted that the NDC had previously accused the Akufo-Addo administration of “packing” the Supreme Court with two additional justices, but now plans to add three more, bringing the total to ten court-appointed justices.
“Does that also amount to the packing of the courts?” he asked rhetorically, challenging the Majority to explain its shifting narrative. The Minority stressed that they are not opposed to the nominations themselves, but to the stampede of due process, which they argue threatens the legitimacy of the justices and undermines public confidence in the judiciary.
Mr. Afenyo-Markin appealed to President John Dramani Mahama, a former parliamentarian, to intervene and caution his caucus against what he termed a “terrible culture” of breaking promises. He warned that the rushed vetting would cast a permanent shadow over every ruling the new justices make, a cost the nation would pay for decades.
The Minority reiterated its willingness to fairly vet the two ministerial nominees but insisted on a sensible timeline for the Supreme Court appointees, calling on civil society, the Ghana Bar Association, and all citizens to speak out against the Majority’s “political convenience” and uphold the integrity of the nation’s highest court.
Ghanamps.com