The Ghana Bar Association in marking the 38th Anniversary of the murder of three Justices of the High Court, has called on politicians to desist from creating unnecessary tensions in the country.

The Association has observed with worry that politicians by their misguided commentaries on the various media platforms are creating undue tensions, which are not healthy for a young democratic like that of Ghana’s.

Anthony Forson Jnr, National President of the Ghana Bar Association at today’s Mathyrs Day celebrations at the Accra Ridge Church, pointed out to politicians that they have a duty to perform in ensuring that peace prevail in the country and must endeavour not to be vehicles to the nation’s unrest.

“Every year, what we try to do is to take some contemporary issue and address it. This year, I addressed the unnecessary tensions in the country and the fact that, public servants must learn and know that they serve the public whose [taxes] are used to remunerate them. The Public also needs to respect public servants who have left [their] very good jobs to serve them,” Forson said.

He said it was not necessary for politicians to chant and put fear into the people and that the elections are only to enable citizens to exercise their constitutional to elect a president and parliamentarians through a credible process.

On his part, the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, Most Rev. Dr Paul Boafo described the killing of the three judges- Justice Fred Poku Sarkodee, Justice Mrs Cecilia Koranteng-Addow and Justice Kwadwo Agyei Agyepong- barbaric.

He underscored the need for politicians in the country to embrace justice and righteousness as they lead the efforts and quest of the country to grow and develop and reiterated on the need for political party foot soldiers to stop creating tensions in the country ahead of the December 7 polls. 

“There is too much confusion, there is too much fear, there is too much monetization in our politics, polarization in our society, apart from the Covid, the fear that we all have in this moment.

“How long can we continue to have this quadrennial fear- every four years? …do we have to come through this again and again?” the Revered posit.

He prayed for an end to be put to the uncertainty in order to make the legacy left behind by Mathyrs to be worthy.

The occasion was graced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Chief Justice Anin Yeboah and other Justices of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court.

Others also include the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo and her Deputy, Godfred Yeboah-Dame.

By Akutu Dede Adimer