Editor of The Hawk Newspaper, Charles McCarthy, has launched a scathing critique of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), accusing the party of hypocrisy and abandoning principles it once fiercely defended after petitioning the diplomatic community over recent political developments in Ghana.
Speaking on the growing political controversy surrounding arrests and court rulings involving some NPP officials, McCarthy questioned what he described as the party’s dramatic change in posture toward foreign involvement in Ghana’s domestic affairs.
“Is This the NPP We Once Knew?”
According to McCarthy, the NPP under President Akufo-Addo strongly resisted diplomatic commentary on Ghana’s internal politics.
“It was just recently that Akufo-Addo told the diplomatic corps to keep their mouth shut about our domestic issues. Today, the NPP is reporting the NDC government in power to the diplomatic corps,” he stated.
He argued that the party’s latest move exposes contradictions in its political conduct and signals a loss of direction.
Raises Questions Over Judiciary Complaints
McCarthy further accused the NPP of selectively attacking the judiciary only when rulings do not favor them.
He recalled instances during the party’s time in government when, according to him, several controversial judicial and political decisions were defended by the NPP with the phrase “go to court.”
“It got to a time their slogan became ‘go to court’ because they knew whatever goes there is a done deal,” he alleged.
The Hawk newspaper editor cited the case involving Assin North MP Gyakye Quayson, noting that although he won his parliamentary seat, he was prevented from fully serving in Parliament due to ongoing legal battles.
He also claimed that some constituencies were left without parliamentary representation for years without attracting outrage from the NPP at the time.
Touching on ongoing criticism of the courts by some party communicators, McCarthy acknowledged that Ghana’s Constitution guarantees freedom of speech under Article 21 but insisted that those rights are not absolute.
He referenced a past incident involving Kennedy Agyapong and a judge, arguing that the NPP cannot now claim to be defenders of judicial independence after allegedly intimidating members of the bench while in power.
“So what is NPP saying now about the court?” he questioned.
McCarthy’s comments add to the intensifying political debate over judicial independence, free speech, and the opposition party’s response to recent legal actions involving its members.
