The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has rejected claims by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, that the association is aligned with the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story on Monday, May 18, 2026, Public Relations Officer of GBA, Saviour Kudze, described the accusation as “disappointing” and called on political actors to stop politicising the association whenever it comments on national issues.

“That doesn’t come as a surprise. It’s rather disappointing that every time this matter keeps coming up,” Kudze said.

The denial comes amid ongoing public debate over the GBA’s perceived silence on remarks by Minority Leader and Effutu MP Alexander Afenyo-Markin, widely deemed critical of certain members of the judiciary.

Kwakye Ofosu accuses GBA of bias over silence on Afenyo-Markin's attack on judge

According to him, Ghana faces far more pressing challenges that deserve urgent attention than repeated political attacks on professional bodies.

“It appears that the many problems that Ghanaians are worried about, sanitation, galamsey, we don’t want to act on those. Anytime GBA speaks at certain times, [they say] it speaks for certain people, and he doesn’t speak for certain people,” he stated.

The controversy was triggered by criticism from some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who questioned why the GBA had not publicly condemned Afenyo-Markin’s comments.

In a Facebook post on Monday, Felix Kwakye Ofosu stated that the association’s silence reinforced long-held perceptions that it sympathises with the NPP, an allegation the GBA has consistently denied.

Kudze said reducing the GBA to partisan politics undermines the integrity of the legal profession and distracts from national development and the rule of law.

He urged political leaders who identify problems within institutions to focus on offering solutions rather than engaging in politicisation.

“How long can we continue to do this? It’s becoming a ritual. Can we move away from this?” he questioned.

“In any case, all those or most of those people saying these things are in leadership. What have they done about it?” he asked.

Ghana Bar Association slams Afenyo-Markin over judge comments

Kudze insisted that the Ghana Bar Association is a unified professional body representing lawyers across the political divide.

“Because it is only one group of lawyers that we have. We are all lawyers belonging to one group,” he said, firmly dismissing claims of partisan bias.

“Every time, GBA is a wing of NPP. I don’t know that. To me, it is not true,” he added.

He stressed that while judges can be criticised, such criticism should be channelled through appropriate legal channels.

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