Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal and communications team, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of attempting to “play the victim” through their planned nationwide protest against the suspension of Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Monday, April 28, Adawudu criticised the NPP and its lawyers for selectively interpreting the Constitution.
“Sometimes the NPP and its members, especially their lawyers, pride themselves as the paragons and the darlings of the rule of law.
“But it gets to a point where they see the Constitution, they start circumscribing it and do not read the law. They are behaving as if the Constitution were written four months ago,” Adawudu said.
He accused them of deliberately planning a protest to shift public sympathy in their favor, arguing that the move was a calculated attempt to portray themselves as victims.
“The reason why they are going to embark on this protest is because they want to play the victim. They know the number of their people who are being hauled in, taken to the National Investigation Bureau (NIB), and possibly to court. They want to play the victim and say, ‘Yes, we said it,’” he added.
Adawudu’s comments come in response to a threat by a coalition of political parties, led by the NPP, to stage a nationwide demonstration on Monday, May 5, to protest the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
President John Dramani Mahama suspended Chief Justice Torkornoo on Tuesday, April 22, after a prima facie case was established concerning three separate petitions calling for her removal.
The decision was made under Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution, following consultations with the Council of State.
A five-member committee has since been formed to investigate the allegations.
