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    Top Stories  17 hours ago Akufo-Addo has packed the courts with NPP-inclined judges; we must balance it – Mahama to NDC lawyers Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused President Akufo-Addo and his government of piling the Judiciary with judges sympathetic to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Mr Mahama insists the current government has deliberately and consciously appointed their cronies to the second arm of government. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 3rd Annual Lawyers Conference of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Saturday, September 2, he said the party has done this to help them avoid accountability when they are out of office.  President Akufo-Addo According to him, there are about 80 of such judges in the system, and the number may cross 100.  “Currently, the judiciary is packed with NPP-inclined judges because this government has carried out a deliberate policy of putting their people onto the bench.” “He [Akufo-Addo] has appoin...