Election 2024 Uphold Justice with Fairness and Impartiality Catholic Bishops Conference to Judiciary

One of the arms of Government, the Judiciary, has been called upon by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, to remain impartial in adjudicating potential electoral disputes ahead of the December 7 elections.

According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, maintaining integrity, impartiality, and fairness in the adjudication of electoral disputes is a major recipe for maintaining peace after the December 7 Presidential Elections.

Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, President for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, emphasised the role played by the judiciary in safeguarding the democratic process, particularly during elections. Elections in Ghana have usually been characterised by high expectations which turns into high tensions with potentials of sparking electoral disputes.

In his address, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference made it clear that the judiciary’s role in handling any future electoral disputes should be marked by “utmost integrity and adherence to the rule of law.”

According to him, public confidence in the judiciary is paramount, particularly in times of electoral uncertainty, where the decisions of the courts have far-reaching implications for peace, stability, and the future of the country.

He said, “We appeal to the judiciary to persist upholding justice with fairness and impartiality. In the event of electoral disputes, we trust that the judiciary will address them with the utmost integrity and adherence to the rule of law. The judiciary’s role in maintaining public confidence in the electoral process cannot be overstated.”

The call for judicial impartiality in dealing with electoral disputes is stemmed from previous electoral contentions which saw the two major political parties going to court.

It is recalled that, the New Patriotic Party went to court in 2012 as a way of contesting the electoral results which later went in favour of the National Democratic Congress.

Similarly, the NDC also went to court in 2020 over their disatisfaction of the electoral results declared by the Electoral Commission. These occurrences have tested Ghana’s democracy through the adjudication by the Judiciary.


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