Former Speaker of Parliament, Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye, has called out Ghanaians for what he describes as selective outrage over the ongoing petition process aimed at the potential removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
Speaking in an interview on JoyNews' The Pulse, the seasoned politician and academic didn't mince words, questioning why many Ghanaians, including some current critics, remained silent for years about the same constitutional provisions now under scrutiny. "Why is it that Ghanaians have watched this being their law for so long, and some people who today are criticising the system said nothing?
They did not speak about this," Prof Oquaye asserted.
The former Speaker, known for his deep involvement in Ghana's constitutional development and advocacy for democratic reform, reminded the public that he had long raised concerns about aspects of the constitution that govern judicial accountability. "When I was mounting the IEA Constitutional Review Series, I wrote on all these things," he noted, referencing past contributions.
