Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a leading social activist and convener of the Democracy Hub pressure group, has strongly reiterated the need for the judiciary to intervene when the government acts unlawfully.
Barker-Vormawor made it clear that legal action was necessary to hold the government accountable and ensure that constitutional principles were upheld. "Our responsibility is to hold power accountable," Barker-Vormawor stated on Asaase Radio monitored by MyNewsGh. "If the government acts in violation of the law, it's the court that must intervene.
We believe legal action is necessary to clarify what the executive can and cannot do." Barker-Vormawor further expressed his belief in the importance of Ghanaians coming together to address national issues without relying solely on donor funding, a criticism he directed at traditional civil society groups. "Unlike traditional civil society groups that rely on donor funding, we believe in mobilising Ghanaians to solve Ghanaian problems.
This will be no different," he asserted.
