Spokesperson for the jurors, Joshua Alorgbey, has disclosed that they are considering petitioning the Office of the Attorney General over delays in the payment of their stipends, which has led them to embark on a strike action.

Speaking on behalf of the group, Alorgbey lamented the lack of communication from the Judicial Service regarding the delayed payment of allowances for over eight months, and their failure to engage with the jurors at the Accra High Court.

“We have still not heard from the Judicial Service. We are still waiting to hear from them, so we advise ourselves. We wanted to approach the Attorney General, he might be aware, though, but we wanted to visit his outfit and, if possible, take it further.

“That is what we are considering now. We have not made any decision on that for now. We are waiting a little to see,” he is quoted as saying by Channel One on Monday, June 23, 2025.

Background

Jurors serving at the Accra High Court 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.

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