{
  "id": 5329362,
  "title": "‘Resign and join NDC’ – NPP tells Chief Justice over alleged political commentary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/resign-and-join-ndc-npp-tells-chief-justice-over-alleged-political",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T12:43:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/resign-and-join-ndc-npp-tells-chief-justice-over-alleged-political-commentary/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has demanded that the Chief Justice of Ghana immediately resign due to alleged political commentary made in a video. The party claims the Chief Justice, in a video, made partisan political comments comparing the current National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to the previous National Democratic Congress administration. The NPP stated that such comments are inconsistent with the constitutional independence of the judiciary and breach the judicial oath to administer justice without fear, favor, affection or ill will. They argue that the Chief Justice's increasing association with political appointees of the current government raises concerns about judicial neutrality, especially in cases involving the executive. The NPP also alleges that the Chief Justice has pledged his efforts to the success of the executive's agenda, which they claim could undermine public confidence in his impartiality. The party demands that the Chief Justice retract his comments and pledge of loyalty to the president's agenda, or resign and formally join the opposition NDC.",
  "summary": "The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for the immediate resignation of the Chief Justice over a video in which it alleges he made partisan political comments. The party accused the head of Ghana’s Judiciary of descending from the Bench into partisan politics and questioned his ability to preside impartially over cases involving the government. In a strongly worded statement issued on Thursday,…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/judicial-independence-requires-political-restraint-kwaku-azar",
        "published": "2026-09-03T09:00:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Resign and take up NDC membership card - NPP tells Chief Justice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/resign-and-take-up-ndc-membership-card-npp-tells-chief-justice",
        "published": "2026-09-03T12:24:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "NPP accuses Chief Justice of neglecting dilapidated courts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/npp-accuses-chief-justice-of-neglecting-dilapidated-courts",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:00:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Lawyer Kwame Adofo questions Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie’s political conduct, warns it could undermine public confidence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/lawyer-kwame-adofo-questions-chief-justice-baffoe-bonnies-political",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:18:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}