Justice must serve ordinary citizens, not only the powerful — Chief Justice

Financial inclusionThe Chief Justice said access to justice and financial inclusion were closely intertwined, noting that community banks had, over the past five decades, expanded access to financial services for people living outside the country's major commercial centres.

Justice for allAddressing participants, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie observed that public attention often focuses on high-profile commercial disputes involving multinational corporations and major financial institutions, while overlooking the justice needs of ordinary citizens.

The Chief Justice made the remarks in a speech delivered on his behalf by Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko-Essah during the commemoration of 50 years of rural banking and the transition to community banking, held at Bank Square in Accra on Thursday, July 16.