The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reminded Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie that his constitutional oath binds him to the 1992 Constitution, not President John Dramani Mahama’s agenda, demanding that he retract what it describes as partisan political comments or resign and join the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The demand follows a viral video which captures the Chief Justice making comparative remarks suggesting that the current NDC government and its appointed chief executives are performing better than the previous NPP administration.

“Sometimes when we hear how well some state organisations are doing now, we wonder what we really have been doing in the past eight years,” Justice Baffoe-Bonnie is heard saying.

In a statement issued on September 3, 2026, and signed by NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, the party described the comments as inappropriate for the head of Ghana’s Judiciary, which is an independent arm of government.

According to the party, the Chief Justice ought to remain politically neutral and uphold his judicial oath to administer justice without fear, favour, affection or ill will.

“A Chief Justice swears a single oath, and it is to the Constitution: to no President, no party and no agenda,” the party stated.

It further questioned what it described as the Chief Justice’s reported commitment to doing everything possible to ensure the success of President John Dramani Mahama’s agenda, particularly as some persons associated with the NPP are facing prosecution under the government’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative.

The NPP also alleged that the Judiciary under the current Chief Justice has shown bias against opposition figures, citing what it called the “extraordinary alacrity” with which vacation warrants have been issued in cases involving NPP members.