NPP ready to engage in consultations on Tribunals Bill – Bawumia

Former Vice-President and the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) 2028 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said the opposition party is ready to participate in constructive consultations on the Public Tribunals Bill, 2026, urging President John Dramani Mahama to suspend the assent process and facilitate a broad national dialogue before the legislation becomes law.

Addressing the nation on Sunday, July 19, Dr Bawumia appealed to the President to withhold his assent to the Bill and engage key stakeholders, arguing that reforms affecting Ghana's justice system should be founded on national consensus rather than the numerical strength of a parliamentary majority.

According to him, although the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) commands one of the largest parliamentary majorities in the history of the Fourth Republic, that mandate should be exercised with restraint, particularly on legislation with far-reaching constitutional implications.