New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko trended on Valentine's Day (February 14) after his recent critique of former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo elicited a response.

The name "Gabby" at point came as far up as sixth in the trends as the media extensively reported Akuffo's clapback following Gabby's 'attacks' of her decision to join a pensioner bondholders picket at the Ministry of Finance.

Sophia Akuffo was also up in the trends at a point, against the backdrop of the former CJ's coments which included that Gabby was a disturbance and suggestions that he was pin-brained.

Gabby criticized the former CJ over her participation in the pensioner bondholders picket at the Ministry of Finance on Friday, February 10, 2023.

According to Gabby, the former CJ erred in joining the picketers who were demanding full exemption from the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP).

But Madam Sophia Akuffo, in her response to Gabby during her second appearance at the picket, said the NPP stalwart was a less important being to her and one who does not even hold any proper position in the governing New Patriotic Party.

“He [Gabby] cannot tell me what I need to do and what I do not need to do and it's as simple as that… You know I don’t have time for things like that because people like Gabby are not important to me or to my life, he is a disturbance and that’s all I can say about it,” she told journalists when she joined pensioner bondholder to picket again at the Ministry of Finance on February 14, 2023.

Touching on the government’s stance that the DDEP remains voluntary for bondholders, the former Chief Justice insisted that pensioner bondholders will not sign unto the programme which has since concluded.

“With the way, things are going and from what I sense, there will be a creation of two categories of bondholders. Those who refused not to participate still want to stand by the existing bonds that they have with government."

"My problem with the whole Debt Exchange Programme is the destruction that will come upon this nation which is being done and can last through many generations.

"It took a long time for Ghanaians to buy into any government securities because there was always the suspicion of the unknown and now that is being introduced in the form of the DDEP,” Sophia Akuffo stressed.

The reactions of Sophia Akuffo when Akuffo Addo and Vice President Bawumia ask her to apologize to Gabby Okyere Darko. pic.twitter.com/2JUPiHKnO7

— Vincent Aperko (@Vincent_Aperko) February 14, 2023

Gabby Otchere Darko must get off Sophia Akufo's back. It is insufferably irritating for him to presume to teach her how she should react to being deprived of her hard earned money.

— Felix Kwakye Ofosu (@FelixKwakyeOfo1) February 14, 2023

Gabby does not decide for me what I need to do and what I do not need to do. It is as simple as that."
"I don't have time for things like that.People like that are not important, to me or to my life, he is a disturbance, that's all I have got to say about it,"
-Sophia Akufo pic.twitter.com/p5aLkZdGtK

— With All Due Respect (@cdzas) February 14, 2023

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo fires back at NPP stalwart Gabby Asare Otchere Darko who criticized her for picketing the Finance Ministry last week.

She's back today and has used the opportunity to respond. pic.twitter.com/hf54Ire2oi

— Kwaku Asante (@kwakuasanteb) February 14, 2023

According to the former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko is a nonentity and a disturbance ???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/HX1H8kv8J4

— ???? ???????????????????????????????????????? (@IamZadok_) February 14, 2023

President Akufo-Addo nominated Sophia Akuffo as Chief Justice when the position became vacant and for her to be speaking the way she is lately tells you there are deep rooted problems

She said she's no more part of gov't so has been ungagged and She's now going after Gabby

— Austine Woode (@obiMpenaAustine) February 14, 2023

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akufo calls Gabby a “disturbance” in reaction to the latter’s comments criticising her Lordship’s decision to join pensioners to picket at the Finance Ministry over the DDEP issue. It’s only a “pained brain” that insults, she adds.

— Jerome Otchere (@JeromeOtchere) February 14, 2023