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JUSAG threatens strike over unpaid allowances

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG) has served notice it's members would embark on an industrial action if government continues to delay in the payment of their fuel allowances. According to JUSSAG its members have not received their fuel allowances since 2016. This came to light during the swearing in of newly elected executives of JUSSAG. President of the Association Alex Nartey who revealed this indicated that government is taken too long to pay these arrears testing their patience in the process. He said association has given government up to June 29 to pay these arrears or risk grinding judicial service provision to a halt. Mr. Nartey says any industrial action would be preceded by a meeting of the National Executive Committee of the Association. He stated that despite the pussyfooting of government they have remained diligent in the performance of their duties saying "a labour deserves his wage."

Montie 3; Disentangling the entangled

The first thing that occurred to me when I first saw Elikplim Agbemava 2020 posters is his motive for filing the constitutional case against the pardon granted to the Montie 3. That question is coming up now but with an interesting twist; Elikplim Agbemava is being accused of conniving with Executive Secretary to the President Nana Asante Bediatuo to attempt get the Montie 3 jailed again. Whiles, I note that Elikplim Agbemava has publicly responded to the “connivance” allegation, I would like to contribute to the debate by sharing portions of an article I wrote on this same subject matter in my article titled; Bediatuo's disinterest; Dotse's advice and vanishing Attorney. The first case was one filed by Elikplim Lorlormavor Agbemava challenging the scope of the constitutionally conferred power to pardon of the President of Ghana. He sent the case after concerns emerged about the decision of former President John Mahama to remit the sentences three gentlemen wh...