The Accra High Court, among others, will be affected by the strike by the jurors
Jurors serving at the Accra High Court have declared an indefinite strike effective Monday, June 2, 2025, in protest over the non-payment of their allowances for the past eight months.
The jurors say repeated efforts to have their arrears paid have yielded no results, forcing them to withdraw their services.
They claim their allowances have been in arrears since October 2024, despite several appeals to the Judicial Service.
Speaking to TV3’s News Central on June 2, 2025, one of the affected jurors, Justice Opoku, disclosed that they had taken the matter through the appropriate channels without any success.
“We have exhausted all the avenues. We wrote to the Judicial Secretary; we talked to them, it did not materialise. We spoke to the Director of Finance, it didn’t work. Then later, we went to the Office of the Acting Chief Justice,” Opoku said.
He confirmed that the group had officially informed the Acting Chief Justice of their intention to strike.
Opoku added that they are left with no option than to declare a strike.
“Since the money is not coming forth, we have no other option than to strike,” he stated.
According to Opoku, none of the jurors earns more than GH¢2,500 per month, and the prolonged delay in payments has significantly affected their livelihoods.
The strike action is expected to disrupt court proceedings, especially criminal trials that require jury participation.
It remains unclear how long the strike will last or when the government will address the concerns raised by the jurors.
Officials from the Judicial Service have, however, yet to issue a formal response to the strike as of the time of filing this report.
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