The acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has launched a scathing rebuke against the New Patriotic Party (NPP), accusing it of blatant hypocrisy over its criticism of recent judicial appointments made by President John Dramani Mahama.
According to Mr Gyamfi, the NPP’s duplicity in condemning Justice Senyo Gyamfi’s elevation to the Supreme Court is both “nauseating” and politically dishonest, especially when contrasted with their unwavering support for similar – and even more politically questionable – appointments made by former President Akufo-Addo.
“The problem with the NPP is the duplicity and the hypocrisy they continue to display. That is what I find nauseating in all these discussions,” Mr Gyamfi said.
He drew a sharp comparison between the appointment of Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu — a former NPP parliamentary candidate for Ho Central in 2012 and for Ho West in 2016 — who was made a High Court judge in 2020 and elevated to the Supreme Court by Akufo-Addo in under three years, and Justice Senyo Dzamefe’s lengthy and accomplished judicial career.
“Justice Senyo Dzamefe served as a State Attorney from 1984 to 1987, was a member of the Regional Tribunal from 1989 to 1996, Circuit Court Judge from 1996 to 2000, High Court Judge from 2000 to 2010, and Court of Appeal Judge from 2010 to 2025,” he recounted.
He added, “And yet these same NPP people are saying that President Mahama has committed haram, a sacrilege, for appointing him.”
Speaking on Joy News’ Newsfile on May 3, Mr Gyamfi noted that the NPP had once celebrated President Akufo-Addo for appointing more than 18 justices to the Supreme Court, even as the NDC expressed concern over court-packing.
Now, he argued, the same party seeks to vilify President Mahama for appointing just seven.
“We all know you refused to promote these fine legal minds to the Supreme Court and instead elevated their juniors by as many as 20 years — purely for cheap political gains,” he added.
Mr Gyamfi further framed the decisions not as political manoeuvres but as a principled effort to rectify past discrimination and exclusion within the judicial system.
“What we are doing now is correcting the wrongs of the past. We are delivering justice to victims of injustice,” he noted.
Mr Gyamfi asserted that the President will not be “remote-controlled” by political pressure or external forces.
“You can burn the sea if you don’t like it. President Mahama will not be remote-controlled by you,” he remarked.