The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has dismissed suggestions that it is acting as an appendage of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in its recent call for reforms in the application of Article 146 of the Constitution.
His comment follows Former Director of Legal of the NDC, Abraham Amaliba claimed the GBA behaves as though it is an appendage of the NPP following their call for clarity in Article 146 on the removal of the former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story on Monday, September 15, the Public Relations Officer of the GBA, Saviour Kudze, insisted that the Association’s position is not politically driven but a push for institutional growth and consistency.
According to him, past cases of removal from office under Article 146, including that of former CHRAJ Commissioner Loretta Lamptey during the NDC administration and former Electoral Commission Chair Charlotte Osei under the NPP government, prove that the constitutional provision has been applied across political divides.
“If in the past, it had been done to these two people and others affected by the same constitutional article, and the new one is happening, and the Bar is saying that moving forward we should set regulations, what is wrong with that? Does that make us partisan?” Kudze asked.
He added that even Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame had described the GBA’s stance as a mere coincidence with that of the opposition party, stressing that the Association is not acting to advance the interest of any political grouping.
“We are an evolving society. If we failed to act yesterday, does that mean we cannot act today? Nothing is constant in this world except change,” Kudze argued, noting that the GBA’s proposals seek to strengthen constitutional practice and not score political points.
The GBA PRO emphasized that introducing regulations to guide Article 146 proceedings will bring clarity, ensure fairness, and prevent future accusations of selective application.
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Source: myjoyonline.com
