{
  "id": 18343172,
  "title": "Some of our allowances haven’t been paid for over 10 years – JUSAG General Secretary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/some-of-our-allowances-havent-been-paid-for-over-10-years-jusag",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T17:21:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/some-of-our-allowances-havent-been-paid-for-over-10-years-jusag-general-secretary/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abdulai Yakubu, the General Secretary of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG), has disclosed that some allowances owed to Judicial Service staff have remained unpaid for over a decade. The association has been engaging authorities and staging strikes concerning these unpaid payments, but successive administrations have made promises that have not materialized. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse, Mr. Yakubu emphasized that these allowances were part of the staff's conditions of service, which were agreed upon in 2012. He stated that the issue had been taken to the Supreme Court, which in 2015 ordered the Attorney-General and the Judicial Council to establish regulations for determining JUSAG’s conditions of service. Despite the court's directive, the regulations were not enacted until 2025. Mr. Yakubu urged the association to insist on the implementation of the outstanding provisions, asserting that the President's discretion in matters regulated by law is limited. He clarified that certain aspects of the unpaid allowances are matters of law and must be completed, as the President cannot select or disregard them.",
  "summary": "The General Secretary of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG), Abdulai Yakubu, has revealed that some allowances owed to staff of the Judicial Service have remained unpaid for more than 10 years. He said the association had repeatedly engaged authorities and embarked on strikes over the outstanding payments, but successive leaderships had received […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Government's revised offer meets under 20% of JUSAG demands – Yakubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/governments-revised-offer-meets-under-20-of-jusag-demands-yakubu",
        "published": "2026-11-05T18:21:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}