Mahama is acting on advice of NDC ‘hawks’ to secure a third term

President John Dramani Mahama [L] and Alexander Afenyo-Markin

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has stated that President John Mahama’s nomination of seven Court of Appeal judges to the Supreme Court is a ploy to advance his third-term agenda.

Speaking at a news conference at the NPP Headquarters on Thursday, May 1, Afenyo-Markin cautioned that the move poses a significant threat to the independence of the judiciary and the balance of power.

He argued that this is not a routine judicial appointment, but rather a calculated and deliberate effort to stack the Supreme Court with loyalists in order to pave the way for President Mahama to secure a third term in office.

“It is obvious that the bold attempt by the President to nominate, out of the blue, seven judges to the Supreme Court is the first major step in a well-rehearsed plan — a third-term agenda. Everything the NDC is doing, and everything our President is doing, under the advice of the hawks within the NDC, is geared toward establishing a third-term agenda for his leadership,” he said.

Alexander Afenyo-Markin also advised the government to act with caution, noting that its actions will set a precedent for future administrations.

“This government must tread with the greatest caution, always keeping tomorrow in mind when making decisions today. These decisions will shape future governments. If we continue down this path, we risk creating a culture of retaliatory politics, where successive governments are more focused on settling political scores than solving national problems,” he warned.

President Mahama’s nomination of 7 Court of Appeal judges to the Supreme Court is a ploy to achieve his third-term agenda – Afenyo-Markin pic.twitter.com/bfdx0ULf6W

— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) May 1, 2025

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