Per a circular purportedly issued by the Judicial Secretary, Justice Cyra Pamela C. A Koranteng, on January 31, 2024, individuals seeking judgments were to present their Ghana Cards as a form of identification for obtaining judgments.

However, in a new letter to Court Registrars dated Thursday, February 29, Justice Cyra Pamela has stated she did not authorise the circular.

“I write with reference to a circular issued in the name of the Judicial Secretary, on 31st January 2024 on the subject of proving one’s identity by producing a Ghana card to obtain Judgements. Kindly note that this circular was not authorized by the Judicial Secretary, consequently, it is hereby withdrawn with immediate effect,” Justice Cyra Pamela C.A Koranteng said.

Meanwhile, the office has promised to issue guidelines on preventing fraudulent activities, urging Court Registrars to adhere to the directive.

“Please expect to receive directives in respect of measures to be taken to curb improper use of court orders by fraudsters. Kindly take note for your immediate compliance.”

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Read the statement below:

Instead, the Controller has been tasked to port the names of public sector workers in their existing database onto the National Identification Authority (NIA) platform.

They will afterwards be expected to inform the various institutions of any unregistered staff that may exist.

There had been agitations by a section of government workers and unions since the Department issued the directive on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, with some asking the outfit to reconsider the directive and withdraw it completely or have the deadline extended.

But Cephas Narh Dosso, the Head of Public Relations at CADG, reaffirmed the Department’s directive, saying it was the best way to address challenges in the government’s payroll system.

He explained that Section 8(4) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), mandated the CAGD to, among other functions, receive, disburse and provide secured custody for public funds.

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However, the latest decision was arrived at following a meeting by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, Ministry of Finance, the CAGD, and the leadership of organised labour representing public sector workers on CAGD payroll Tuesday morning.