‘We Will Not Be Spectators’, Says Minority As They Join Protest To ‘Defend Ghana’s Democracy’
The Minority Caucus has thrown its weight behind a nationwide demonstration slated for Monday, May 5, 2025.
The protest, spearheaded by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), National Democratic Party (NDP), People’s National Party (PNP), and others, is aimed at resisting what organizers describe as an alarming slide into authoritarianism.
“The country is indeed tense,” warned Minority Chief Whip Frank Annor-Dompreh, in a statement released ahead of the protest.
“We cannot afford to ignore the repetition of these dangerous patterns.”
At the heart of the protest is the controversial suspension of Ghana’s Chief Justice—a move that the Minority and opposition parties have decried as unlawful and politically motivated.
“The blatant disregard for legal processes and the growing trend of judicial intimidation… represents a direct assault on the progress made in our legacy of democratic governance and rule of law,” the statement said.
The demonstration is also a response to what the Minority calls the “politically motivated termination of appointments of public servants,” which it believes is undermining national stability and professional integrity.
“It is unacceptable for such actions to take root and characterise the period of a change of administration,” the Caucus declared, warning that perceived political affiliations are increasingly being weaponised to purge professionals from public service.
More chilling, according to the Minority, are “indications that there are plans in motion to remove the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission and her deputies”, a move that could, if realized, ignite a full-blown legitimacy crisis ahead of crucial elections.
But perhaps the most explosive claim in the Minority’s statement is the warning against what it suggests may be a covert effort to reinterpret Article 66(2) of the Constitution to allow for a potential third-term presidential bid by former President John Mahama.
“Such orchestrations are a clear abuse of the power and trust the people of Ghana place in the hands of the executive,” the statement said bluntly.
For the Minority, the planned protest is not merely a political event—it is a “constitutional imperative.”
The coalition of parties, it said, is united not by partisanship, but by principle: to uphold the rule of law, to safeguard judicial independence, and to defend the very fabric of Ghana’s constitutional democracy.
“This is not about partisanship,” the Caucus insisted. “This is about preserving the rule of law… protecting the constitutional fabric of our beloved nation.”
The statement ended with a call to action: “We must rise in unity and resolve, not as spectators, but as defenders of the Republic. The time to act is now.”
Credit: Abubakar Ibrahim
