Some members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) thronged the streets, from the community centre to the Supreme Court route in Accra, to protest what they describe as selective justice and the abuse of state institutions under the current Mahama-led administration.

The protest, dubbed “Democracy Under Attack,” has drawn leading party executives, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, former government officials, and hundreds of grassroots supporters.

Clad in red and black, the demonstrators assembled at the forecourt of the Supreme Court in Accra before embarking on the march.

Among the key issues highlighted by the party are the acquittal and discharge of the former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, and the incarceration of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, Bernard Boasiako, widely referred to as Chairman Wontumi.

They have accused the government of being selective with justice and embarking on a political witch hunt instead of prosecuting their party members who also commit similar offences, like involvement in galamsey among other crimes.

The NPP argues that the development raises serious concerns about the consistency, fairness and impartiality of Ghana’s justice system.