The lead Convener of the FixTheCountry and Democracy Hub, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has revealed that Judges under the Akufo-Addo regime lived in fear.
According to Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the Akufo-Addo regime transferred any judge who refused to do their bidding and shamelessly promoted those who did their bidding.
Oliver Vormawor’s comments come following the former Attorney General Godfred Dame’s media address in response to reasons given by current Attorney General Dominic Ayine for discontinuing high-profile cases.
He wrote, “I heard Godfred Dummy talk today about attack on the Judiciary and I laugh. Hogwash!, they have the audacity to cry about attacks on the judiciary? Attack my foot. Every judge in this country lived in fear under their rule. They transferred any judge who refused to do their bidding and shamelessly promoted sycophants at will.
They have politicized and packed our judiciary to the extent that no one approaching the courts today genuinely believes they will receive justice. This is the cancer we must excise—regardless of political party”, he added.
Oliver Vormawor added that the former Akufo-Addo Bawumia government with elements in the Judicial Council, actively tried to remove the Dormaahene as a judge.
Do you know that the former government, with elements in the Judicial Council, actively sought to remove the Dormaahene as a judge simply because he granted me bail?
In fact, the charge against him was that he had exercised his judicial discretion to grant me bail in their politically motivated treason case. Their true intention was to “fix me” permanently—just as they did with Agordzo”, he added.
Oliver further detailed, “ When that plan failed because I was granted bail, they turned their sights on the judge. I have firsthand knowledge that they attempted to reassign my case to Justice Ankomah (now in the Court of Appeal) instead of Dormaahene. The Inspector General of Police even visited Ankomah personally to ensure that I remained in custody”.
See the post below:
Weaponizing Justice.
1. I heard Godfred Dummy talk today about attack on the Judiciary and I laugh. Hogwash!
2. Do you know that the former government, with elements in the Judicial Council, actively sought to remove the Dormaahene as a judge simply because he granted me bail?… pic.twitter.com/zVMPkabyuM
— Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor (@barkervogues) February 14, 2025
