The Ghana Union Movement (GUM) has strongly distanced itself from an upcoming demonstration against the suspension of the Chief Justice.
The party in a statement clarified that it does no support the protest and has not authorised any member to represent its interests in such activities.
The General Secretary of GUM, in an interview with reference to the statement issued also emphasised, “The Ghana Union Movement does not support the intended demonstration against the suspension of the Chief Justice”.
He added that GUM believes President John Dramani Mahama acted within the confines of the constitution regarding the Chief Justice’s suspension.
“Ghana Union Movement believes the president is acting purely on the constitutional dictates and has not erred,” Arhinful stated, reinforcing the party’s trust in the rule of law and the legal framework of the country.
Addressing claims that a GUM official was involved in the planning of the protest, Arhinful clarified that their Communication Officer, Frank Owusu Frimpong, was invited in his personal capacity by the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), not as an official representative of GUM.
“Our communication officer (Frank Owusu Frimpong) was only invited by the LPG to attend a meeting in his personal capacity. GUM was never invited officially to any meeting,” Arhinful explained.
He also urged the public not to misconstrue Frimpong’s attendance as GUM’s endorsement of the demonstration.
GUM, therefore, asked the media and the public to disregard any reports linking the party to the protest, describing such information as “of no legitimate value.”
This comes after a coalition of political parties announced a nationwide protest scheduled for Monday, May 5, 2025.
The protest is a response to what they describe as the unlawful suspension of the Chief Justice and the termination of multiple public service appointments.
Among the announced participating groups were the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), National Democratic Party (NDP), People’s National Party (PNP), and the Ghana Union Movement (GUM).
In a statement released following an emergency meeting on Thursday, April 24, 2025, the parties expressed their concern that the essence of Ghana’s constitutional order is under threat.
Read GUM’s full statement below:
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