Ghana’s judiciary negotiates to avert prolonged strike
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Starr FM
Ghana’s Judicial Service is urgently negotiating with the government to resolve demands behind an indefinite strike announced by its staff from 2 November 2026. It wants to keep the courts operating and quickly restore hearings, according to Judicial Secretary Ahmed Musah.
Ghana’s Judicial Service is holding urgent discussions with government representatives to address the demands behind an indefinite strike by the Ghana Judicial Service Staff Association (JUSAG) from Monday 2 November. The aim is to quickly restore the courts’ full operations, according to a notice signed on Sunday by Judicial Secretary Ahmed Musah.
The Judicial Service acknowledged that the action could disrupt litigants and lawyers with ongoing cases. The Chief Justice is monitoring the matter and has called for judicial services to resume quickly, according to the same notice.
The move follows the announcement of the indefinite strike by Ghana’s judicial staff, scheduled to begin on 2 November.
