The National Imam of Shia, Sheikh Abubakar Kamaldeen, has questioned President John Mahama for appointing 7 Supreme Court justices in 6 months after telling Ghanaians he would place a cap on nominations.

At the Muslim National Thanksgiving Day in Accra Tuesday, Sheikh Kamaldeen, right in front of President Mahama expressed concern over what he said was the increasing manipulation of the judiciary by politicians and referenced President Mahama's contradiction in opposition and in government to buttress his point of judicial manipulation, which he said has increased the people's lack of confidence in the judiciary.

''Barely one year ago, the NDC was advocating for a cap in the appointment of justices for the Supreme Court, only for our President to appoint seven of them just recently,'' the Imam said.

''As a result, many people don't have confidence in the judiciary because of the manipulation of the political parties."

While calling out the double standards, the Imam called and prayed for an end to the manipulation of the judiciary by the executive.

“We therefore ask Allah to change the attitude of first the executive and the political parties to leave the judiciary alone.  They must be independent, and they must be allowed to do their work without interference from the executives and the political parties.”