Former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Ade Coker, has described the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) protest against the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as a futile and "childish" political move.
Speaking on Channel One TV's Breakfast Daily on Tuesday, May 6, Ade Coker defended the government's handling of the issue, insisting that due process is being followed and that President John Dramani Mahama remains committed to upholding the constitutional provisions governing the judiciary. "All that they did yesterday, five months into governance, the government is doing the right thing, due process is being followed.
So for me, all the petitions they sent were all childish, because nothing will move President Mahama or the NDC not to adhere to the constitutional provisions in this country," Coker said.
His comments follow a protest organized on Monday, May 5, by a coalition of opposition parties, led by the NPP.
