Accra: Most Reverend Professor Johnson Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, a Presbyterian Minister at the Accra Ridge Church, has called on Ghanaian leaders to resist the abuse of power and uphold justice in service to the poor and vulnerable. Delivering a sermon at the 43rd Anniversary Remembrance Service in honor of the three High Court Judges murdered on June 30, 1982, he said God punishes those who pervert justice and abuse power.

According to Ghana News Agency, Rev. Prof. Asamoah-Gyadu urged leaders to use power for good, warning against self-interest and deception. He emphasized that power was meant to flourish, maintain good, and bring about change in the lives of the poor and vulnerable. Criticizing trends in the media, he noted, "Ghana these days has what I call 'stomach-directed prophets'. Instead of people speaking the truth about events, they would prefer to be radio political apparatchiks."

He highlighted that the executive, judiciary, and other leaders were often involved in the perversion of justice, adding that selfishness and dishonesty continued to undermine the country's development. Rev. Prof. Asamoah-Gyadu described the abduction and murder of the judges as 'horrendous, senseless, wicked, and callous,' stating, "What happened. occurred because some people decided to have their own way."

He expressed hope that the victims' families had found strength to forgive and move forward. Furthermore, he lamented the lack of national recognition of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and Judiciary Martyrs Day, stating, "There should be national monuments in honor of the judges so their history could be told to all children."

Rev. Prof. Asamoah-Gyadu stressed the importance of learning from past mistakes, adding that the nation's failure to do so was due to a lack of maturity. He encouraged a renewed focus on moral values, saying, "Good is compassionate, cheerful and not moody, uplifting and not cynical. Good preserves and is not murderous."

He urged all citizens, especially lawyers and judges, to "rise up and be counted as pursuing justice, love, and kindness," reminding them that "love never insisted for its own."