Trading activities have spilled over to the premises of the Ejisu District Magistrate Court in the Ashanti region, forcing proceedings to be limited to family tribunal cases on market days.
Occasional warnings from court clerks for the traders to keep the noise level down have not helped much.
The problem is worse on Thursdays as hundreds of traders inundate the premises to trade on the Ejisu market day.
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The Ejisu District Court sits in the middle of a brisk marketplace drowning critical proceedings within the court.
On a market day, the court has to suspend major cases and limit proceedings to family tribunal suits that are heard in chambers.
Nana Sakyi who is a party to a case in court speaks of the effect of the noise on proceedings in court.
“It’s bad because, at times, you can’t even concentrate. Maybe there’s a hearing and you have been called to give a witness or an information to the court and then while speaking, the noise outside keeps interrupting and you can’t give your points, the case must be paused for a while, 5-minutes, 2 minutes to warn the traders for them to minimise the noise before proceedings can proceed.”
Some traders who shared the sentiments said though they are aware of the effects of their activities on the court, they refuse to leave.
“They used ropes to cordon off the court area but the market women remove them and came back to trade.”
“This is where we get money to feed our families and pay school fees. The Police came here, scattered our things and tried to evict us. We don’t have anywhere to go.”
Another trader also said; “We know the court detest noise but things are hard so they should have mercy on us.”
“They shouldn’t drive us away from here,” one trader said.
Magistrates and officers of the court have no space to park their vehicles as commercial drivers take over the little space available.
Ejisu Municipal Chief Executive, Samuel Oduro Frimpong, tells Luv News the assembly has plans of fencing the court.
“Luckily, the Omanhene has given us a plot of land awaiting the approval from the Ministry of Local Government. Once the approval is given, the plan is to have a new market but that will take time.
“That’s the more reason why we want to ensure that at least, we will be able to ward off the traders, give a gap between them and the court premises so that on Thursdays, the Court can operate,” he said.
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