The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has dismissed claims that the judiciary is facing political attacks, insisting instead that ongoing efforts amount to necessary reforms of state institutions.

Speaking on Channel One TV on Tuesday, August 26, Mr Asiedu Nketiah rejected suggestions that the government is plotting to remove the suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. “The executive has done nothing about the removal of the Chief Justice,” he said.

“If anything at all, the executive is undertaking their responsibilities as far as upholding the Constitution is concerned. So, the executive, to my mind, has not done anything by itself to try and remove the Chief Justice.”

His remarks come amid growing public debate over perceived tension between the judiciary and the executive.

Some critics have argued that political actors are interfering in judicial independence, but the NDC Chairman strongly disagreed.

“Judiciary is not under attack. There is a reform of state institutions,” he noted. “So if there is a problem with the judiciary, the judiciary has to be reformed to undertake its constitutional duties.”

Mr Asiedu Nketiah further emphasised that institutional reforms are an important part of strengthening Ghana’s democracy.

He argued that all arms of government must function effectively within their constitutional limits, adding that reform should be viewed as renewal rather than interference.