Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, the Chief Justice of Ghana, has congratulated the Akatsi South Municipal Assembly (ASMA) for using part of its District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) to finance the construction of a new Magistrate Court.
He said that the institution would bring justice to the people of Akatsi South and the surrounding areas. During a courtesy call to the Akatsi South Municipal Assembly, Justice Anin Yeboah made these observations. He asked the Assembly’s management to finish the project as soon as possible so that the Judicial Services might be used in the area.
He praised Mr. Joseph Horgle, a local businessman, for providing furnishings to help outfit the new Court. The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Akatsi South, Mr Martin Kofitsey Nyahe, expressed gratitude to the Chief Justice for the tour.
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He stated that the Assembly would look into all options to complete the remaining work on the new Court project as soon as possible.
The Chief Justice was received by a team of Assembly staff, including Mr Banini Kwadzo Dzorgbenyui, the Municipal Coordinating Director, Mr Thomas Yao Atidefe, Presiding Member of the Assembly and Assembly Member for Torve Electoral Area.
It is required from Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDA’s) to provide court structures in their various MMDA’s under the Local Government Act, Act 462.
Checks by the Ghana News Agency (GNA), during a visit to the project site, reveal that the project, which commenced in January 2011, is about 95 per cent complete.
