Prof Opoku-Agyemang speaks on how to stop attacks on Ghana's Judiciary

The running mate to the National Democratic Congress’ flagbearer, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has urged the Judiciary to crack the whip on offenders to put an end to recent attacks against its members.

This follows a recent statement by maverick politician Kennedy Agyapong, who called a judge presiding over his land dispute case, “stupid” for granting an injunction against him.

The MP later apologized for what attracted a summon for ‘contempt’

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Commenting on the attacks on the judiciary, the NDC’s running mate said the court should be consistent in punishing offenders, instead of granting clemency to some individuals for apologizing.

“If you talk about name and shame it should be consistent. If you are going to apply punishment it should be consistent. If you say somebody has scandalized the law court and you allow the process to go through; the person has apologized and has done everything, the law took it course, the person was fined, the person was sentenced, the person was in prison. You say clemency, it is part of the judicial system; and people pretend they don’t understand why there should be a petition.

“Another person does the same thing, also scandalizes the court and just say he is coming to apologize so it is okay; that is corruption. And I want to see that also highlighted,” the former education minister under the John Mahama administration said. – She said when she met with some civil society organizations