Former Attorney-General Godfred Dame has criticized Attorney-General Dr. Dominic Ayine’s press conference, calling it a hasty and reactive attempt to justify the termination of criminal prosecutions against former NDC officials.

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Dame claimed that the Mahama administration was trying to absolve its past appointees by abruptly discontinuing legal proceedings against them.

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"I deem the press conference hurriedly assembled by the Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Ayine, as a knee-jerk reaction to genuine concerns raised by well-meaning Ghanaians on the attempt by the NDC government to whitewash the crimes of persons who served in the NDC government," he stated.

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During a media briefing on February 14, the former Justice Minister asserted that the government’s moves were a calculated attempt to provide lasting immunity to its affiliates, preventing them from facing legal consequences for wrongdoing against the state.

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"The President, through his Attorney-General, has in a spectacular fashion, become the clearing agent to indemnify their allies who have duly been put before the courts for commission of crimes," he added.

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Godfred Dame argued that the Attorney-General’s stance weakens Ghana’s democratic and institutional foundations by implying that political allegiance takes precedence over accountability.

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Nonetheless, he remained optimistic that the public would recognize the government's true intentions, affirming that criticism and resistance to such moves would persist.

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"I am, however, reassured by the fact that Ghanaians are discerning enough to discover the illegitimate motives for the discontinuance of the cases in question," he said.

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