Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has called for greater judicial independence, urging Supreme Court Justices to prioritise their allegiance to the Constitution over loyalty to the political figures who appoint them.
He also criticised what he described as an increasing trend of political favouritism in judicial appointments. "The way things happen in Ghana, we tend to overly satisfy our followers.
So, if there is an NPP government in power, then they will look for judges who are sympathetic to their political aspirations," he stated during an interview on TV3 on May 7, 2025.
He continued, "Once a judge has been appointed, whether by the NPP, NDC, or any other party, that judge becomes a justice of the Court of Ghana.
