On Friday, November 6, 2026, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo‑Markin took the floor of Parliament to denounce the government’s handling of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) strike, arguing that the administration’s focus on reparation is misplaced when it cannot even pay its own workers.
He warned that the strike, which began on Monday, November 2, 2026, has brought the justice delivery system to a halt, calling on the government to prioritise the welfare of ordinary workers and to resolve the dispute with urgency.
"Government must show more seriousness. How can an entire justice delivery system be shut down because the government does not consider it a priority? This government seems not to care about the welfare of the ordinary worker," Afenyo‑Markin said. He further urged the Attorney‑General to appear before Parliament urgently to brief the House on the impasse.
The JUSAG has declared an indefinite strike over the government’s failure to approve a proposed review of salaries and related allowances for Judicial Service staff. The association maintains it will not call off the strike until the government approves the Judicial Council’s advice on its conditions of service.
As the strike continues, Afenyo‑Markin’s remarks highlight growing frustration within Parliament over the administration’s perceived neglect of workers’ rights amid its broader push for reparatory justice.
