Kekeli Consults-Ke, a legal consultancy group in the Volta Region has launched a Community Legal Clinic Series programme at Keta Senior High School (Ketasco) to educate community members on the roles of state institutions in Ghana’s justice delivery system.
The initiative, which will benefit all the 16 regions in Ghana, would provide platform for state institutions like Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Ghana Police Service, among others to educate the public on various legal topics.
Mr Gilbert Korbla Keklie, the Chief Executive Officer of Kekeli Consult-Ke, and the initiator of programmes, said during its launch that the other objective was to educate the public on court procedures.
“In accordance with the 1992 Constitution’s Article 125, the Judicial Service will utilise this platform to promote what is referred to us LEAD Justice initiative while comprehensive action plan will be available for stakeholders by the end of this years,” he stated.
Mr Keklie also noted that the clinic had provided opportunity and created public enlightenment on how complaints against lawyers were handled by the Ghana Bar Association and the General Legal Counsel.
He appealed to the public to donate and solicit financial support from various stakeholders, philanthropists, corporate entities, individuals for the initiative to benefit all regions of the country.
“We are currently in talks with a legal firm for an extension of their services to Anloland precisely Tegbi in Anloga district of Volta Region for a courtroom advocacy and limited pro bono services.”
Her Ladyship, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, Chief Justice in a speech read on behalf by Mr John Ekow Mensah, the Supervising High Court Judge in Volta and Oti regions, said all stakeholders should collaborate with the judicial service to ensure everybody benefit from effective judicial service delivery.
He said it was important for all stakeholders to base administration and dispensation of justice on the existing laws whilst justice delivery system must be anchored on the sound ethical values to inspired confidence and respect for the law.
Her Ladyship said that “I will urge organisers of clinics to instill high degree personal character in participants that persons approaching justice delivery system must be treated equally regardless of their political, social, religious or tribal background.”
She emphasised that for any successful judicial system to operate efficiently, the system must be equipped with both human and material resources that will facilitate working without impediment.
The Chief Justice said that the government has recently inaugurated several courts nationwide with state-of-art facilities to make justice delivery accessible to all and sundry.
The historic Community Legal Clinic Series was highly attended by dignitaries which include Prof. Edem Kwasi Bakah of UCC, Mr. Reginald Quartey of NACCA, Mr. Joel Degue, Madam Lina Elinam Bensah, Keta NCCE Director who also engaged the students and the public on various topic.
The programme was on the theme, “Educating Community Members on the Responsibilities of State Institutions in Ghana’s Justice Delivery System: The Role of All Stakeholders.”
Source: GNA
