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The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appealed to the diplomatic community and international partners to closely monitor what it describes as a worsening human rights and democratic governance situation in Ghana.
The appeal was contained in a petition presented to Imane Ouaadil, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Ghana and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Ghana.
Presenting the petition on behalf of the party, the Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe and Second Deputy Minority Whip, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, urged the international community to remain vigilant and actively engaged in safeguarding Ghana’s democratic values and constitutional order.
According to the petition, Ghana’s democracy has historically benefited from the partnership, vigilance and principled engagement of the international community, making continued diplomatic attention crucial in the current political climate.
The NPP called on diplomats, development partners, international human rights organisations and defenders of democratic governance to closely observe political developments in the country.
Among the party’s demands was a call on the international community to publicly reaffirm the importance of freedom of expression, judicial independence, due process and political tolerance within Ghana’s constitutional democracy.
The petition further urged the diplomatic community to engage the Government of Ghana over what the NPP described as the increasing misuse of criminal prosecutions against opposition political figures and dissenting voices.
The party also called for the immediate cessation of what it termed politically motivated arrests, prosecutions, arbitrary detentions and intimidation targeting opposition figures, journalists and activists.
Additionally, the NPP appealed for support in encouraging state institutions, particularly the judiciary and security services, to operate strictly within constitutional limits and without partisan influence.
Speaking during the presentation, Ahmed Shaib accused the administration of President John Dramani Mahama of reviving a culture of political intimidation.
“This government headed by President John Dramani Mahama does not understand that the Criminal Libel Law was repealed and that he has brought back the culture of silence again,” he stated.