The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the government of deliberately weakening Ghana’s democratic and legal institutions, alleging a growing pattern of selective justice, political interference and unequal accountability.
In a press statement signed by Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, Co-Chair of the NPP Constitutional and Legal Affairs Policy Committee, claimed that developments since January 2025 point to a troubling decline in the rule of law.
According to the NPP, state institutions including the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Bureau of National Investigations, National Security and the Police have increasingly been used against political opponents, journalists and commentators.
The party alleged that while opposition figures face arrests, raids and restrictive bail conditions, some corruption-related prosecutions inherited from the previous administration have been discontinued, resulting in acquittals that prevent future trials on the same matters.
“Since January 2025, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Bureau of National Investigations, National Security and the Police have increasingly been turned against political opponents, journalists and commentators,” the statement said.
The NPP also raised concerns about the case involving former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive, Madam Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, describing it as one of Ghana’s most significant corruption prosecutions in recent years.
The party noted that Tamakloe was convicted in April 2024 and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment after being found guilty on multiple charges, including causing financial loss to the state. It argued that any attempt to bypass the appellate process and reverse the conviction through political or administrative means would undermine future anti-corruption efforts.
“Every convicted person retains a lawful right of appeal, but we caution against any extra-judicial intervention, whether administrative, political or discretionary, to neutralise a final sentence outside the appellate process,” the NPP stated.
The opposition party further criticised the implementation of the Legal Education Act, 2026 (Act 1170), particularly the introduction of a mandatory one-year “Pre-Bar Course.”
According to the NPP, the Act does not provide for such a stage and its introduction through administrative directives amounts to an unlawful amendment of legislation. The party argued that the measure could place thousands of law graduates in uncertainty and jeopardise professional legal training.
“The insertion is therefore ultra vires, a policy invention amounting to amendment of the statute by administrative fiat,” the statement said.
Calling on the government to uphold equal justice and accountability, the NPP urged authorities to allow the lawful sentence imposed on Tamakloe to stand and to suspend implementation of the Pre-Bar regime until the necessary legal and regulatory frameworks are in place.
“The Ghanaian people deserve assurance that hard-won convictions will not be undone by political expediency, and that the law will protect all equally,” the statement concluded.
