Ghana Bar Association President Efua Ghartey has criticised Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie for praising state-owned enterprises under the current administration while comparing their performance with that of the previous government.
Speaking at the Ghana Bar Association Conference 2026/27 in Ada on Monday, September 14, 2026, Ghartey said the Chief Justice’s remarks were troubling.
“The recent commendation of a public institution and the comparison to a past government’s output by no mean a person than the Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana left much to be desired,” she said.
Ghartey also took issue with the response from the Judicial Secretary in defence of the Chief Justice.
“We do not want to believe that what happened is a fulfilment of Matthew 12:34, which says, ‘out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh’.
“Respectfully, the Judicial Secretary’s attempted defence of the Chief Justice was at best lacklustre,” she said.
