Supreme Court has silenced Sir John - De Soso

The supremacy of the Supreme Court has come to bear as many politicians who are noted for fomenting trouble in the run-up to the 2012 election petition hearing have been silenced with the sentencing of Managing Editor of the Daily Searchlight newspaper, Ken Kuranchie and a member of the communication team for the ruling NDC, Stephen Atubiga for making contemptuous comments about the case.

It is an undeniable fact that the two General Secretaries of the two main political parties, NDC and NPP have kept quiet upon the detention and subsequent release of the two.

The two General Secretaries have rather turned Peace Crusaders who are now educating their supporters to comport themselves in responding to the 2012 election petition hearing as against what they used to say in public to their supporters.

According to the Women’s Organizer of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Madam Anita De Soso, the sudden change of behavior in the General Secretary of NPP, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie is due to the fact that his name was mentioned at the Supreme Court for allegedly passing contemptuous comments of which the court has not decided on that case.

Speaking on Okay FM, she said the Supreme Court has tamed some rabble-rousers in the country thus commending the nine-member justices for bringing sanctity into the country with the way they handled those who desired to create civil unrest due to their political parochial interests.

She said that ever since Sir John’s name was called up at the Supreme Court, he has been dead silent in his usual utterances about the proceedings of the court; averring that he (Sir John) goes to court with his medicine in readiness, in case the judges call for his arrest for his past contemptuous utterances which crossed the final warning issued by the Supreme Court.

She was of the firm belief that nothing will happen in the country because the security agencies have been strengthened to curtail any impending situation.

She, however, advised that the supporters of the party, which will emerge victorious in the case to be measured in their jubilation cautioning them against teasing the losers which she believes is a recipe for chaos.

"...if we win we will celebrate because there is no law which binds us against not celebrating, but we will be careful not incur the wrath of the losing party,” the NDC National Women's Organiser added.