Six courts in the Central Region of Ghana risk being shut down at the end of the year, Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo hinted during her tour of some courts in the region.
The Chief Justice was shocked at the deplorable state of some of the courts she visited on the first day of her tour.
She bemoaned how the buildings are poorly structured and lack the basic amenities, among other things.
Ms Akuffo was particularly taken aback when the Magistrate of the Kasoa District Court pulled out a ‘chamber pot’ from beneath her desk during her visit to the place.
Magistrate Felicia Gandezi, explaining how they have for years, had to deal with the situation of ‘no toilets’ because they have to share the building they occupy with another institution said, “They have the washroom and everything to themselves, let me show you, this is my chamber pot.”
In response, Ms Akuffo said, “This is terrible. You should not be sharing facilities with anybody, Kasoa is a very prosperous municipality…we don’t want this, it’s supposed to be a temporary place. Nobody told me about this, this is totally unacceptable. I see this as a temporary building…. up to the end of the year and we’ll close it down. You'll see so many closures of courts, you'll be surprised”.
Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo is on a four-day tour in the Central Region to assess the current state of the region’s judicial facilities.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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CJ Paa if some is working properly as a leader with vibrant innovative skills what do you to it work? these courts are working because of lack of funds to renovate and resource it with the needed materials. And all that you know is to close it down. Even your own office lack certain things in place why didn't you close down your office too? Mrs. CJ come again. This one dee over the bar the ball goes
instead of this old witch to maintain it they are rather closing it . U will not stay in power forever
so you and ya relative especially the prez are closure generals. close small scale mining, close GFA, close ministers travels etc. am not agains many of the closures but A COMPETENT AND VIBRANT CJ WILL CALL ON THE PRESIDENT WHO IS A LAWYER to at least source for funds to renovate or build new court complex. the 1st lady was able to organise and got KATH new maternity ward so cant you do same? to get new court. next time you say close close, i will ask for cains and whip you hahahha. CJ be inovative, that is what we call a leader. if its not there, you invent something and get it done. what i expect yoou to do is to get one initiative either generating fund time less cases like stealing where people are jailed 5 years etc, it can be punishment as cleaner for zoomlion and 50% of salary or allowance paid to the judiciary account for such important court complex, madam pls do something than the close close wai, close close isnt leadership. mrs woode at least initiated the JUSTICE FOR ALL and its yielding result, if you dont, i will aske kwesi nyantakyie to take nana from his pocket to terminate or sack you, at least will be one of the closures hahahah
After all Trump wasn't wrong.