The leadership of the Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has noted with grave concern what they say is the government’s biased and partial approach to serving justice.

According to them, rather than applying fairness and the principle of impartiality, the government has weaponised state institutions and is using such institutions against its political opponents.

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This, they describe as a ‘dangerous precedent which not only threatens the foundations of the country’s democracy,’ but also corrodes public trust.

According to the leadership of the association, it has witnessed with sore eyes the disturbing trend of ‘partisan-driven prosecution and selective justice under the current administration.’

In a press statement, signed by leaders of the Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), they described how the shameful actions of some government officials have blinded justice in the face of accountability.

In what they also describe as a ‘clear and systematic campaign’ aimed at blinding justice, they lamented how key members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been targeted for public trials and condemnations.

The statement read; “In recent months, a clear and systematic campaign has surfaced: prominent figures affiliated with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have faced arrests, extended detentions, severe bail conditions, public trials and asset seizures. Which effectively amounts to punishment before trial. In modern Ghana, justice is not only blind but also biased, and accountability is exercised not for nation’s benefit but to serve political convenience.”

They statement also called out the activities of political actors and commentators who have taken to attacking state institutions, describing such behaviours as ‘unacceptable.’

They have, therefore, called for genuine reforms geared towards the improvement of the governance system, while allowing transparency to take hold.

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"Ghana’s progress depends on greater political maturity, one where both ruling and opposition parties prioritise the nation over party lines, justice over expediency and integrity over vengeance,” they added.

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