Engineer and Policy Analyst, Michael Kosi Dedey, has voiced serious concerns about the persistent delays in Ghana’s judicial system, cautioning that the slow pace of justice is eroding public confidence in the courts.
Appearing on Breakfast Daily on Channel One TV on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Mr. Dedey lamented the common refrain to “go to court” when disputes arise, arguing that it reflects a widespread loss of faith in the judiciary’s ability to deliver timely and fair outcomes.
“It is important for judges to know that justice delayed is justice denied. So, in that context, every Ghanaian should be worried because you hear a lot of people these days — when something happens, when somebody deliberately or unconsciously does something to you or offends you — he says, ‘Go to court.’
Why is everybody saying that? Because they have a strong belief that the court system is either unfair or very slow, so you won’t get justice,” Dedey explained. He warned that this sentiment is a troubling indicator of declining trust in the system and a belief that cases can be deliberately stalled to deny justice.
Mr. Dedey further cautioned that if the judicial delays are not resolved, Ghanaians may increasingly turn to mob justice instead of the courts for redress. “Once people begin to have bad feelings about the judicial system, anger builds up, and one day it erupts — and that’s why you have mob actions, because they feel that sending this person [to court] is not going to help us; we must deal with the person right here.”
He stressed the need for a fair and efficient judicial process to foster business growth and maintain social stability, warning that continued delays in concluding cases could breed chaos and vigilante justice.
His remarks come on the heels of the Madina District Court’s decision to discharge the accused in the murder case of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale, following a directive from the Attorney General’s
Office. Suale, a key member of the Tiger Eye P.I. investigative team, was killed in January 2019, an incident that drew widespread condemnation and calls for justice.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
