Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin says President John Dramani Mahama has returned to power driven by political vengeance, not unity. He made this statement during an NPP-led protest on Monday, 5 May, against the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

After presenting a petition to Parliament, Afenyo-Markin addressed the crowd and warned that the Mahama administration is politicising state institutions.

“Former President Mahama isn’t leading with reconciliation,” he said. “He’s acting with vengeance in his heart. His decisions are breaking down institutions instead of building them.”

He also claimed that suspending the Chief Justice shows a broader plan to weaken the judiciary and suppress dissent.

“We must not let personal grudges shape national decisions,” Afenyo-Markin urged. “Ghana deserves leadership based on justice and unity, not revenge.”

The demonstration, which drew a large crowd including civil society supporters, opposed what organisers called a political attack on the judiciary.

The petition demands that Parliament examine the Chief Justice’s suspension and push for a return to constitutional order.