Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, vice president, has urged Commonwealth nations to use technology to achieve justice.

The Vice President stated that the largest lesson from the pandemic should be the implementation of technology for the benefit of all people seeking justice, citing Ghana's experience with Covid-19.

On Monday, September 5, 2022, he was giving a speech in Accra at the start of the 19th triennial session of the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association.

“The advancement in technology means that we do not have to be physically present to perform a task anywhere. We can reduce the man-hours required to perform any task. The Justice system in the commonwealth and around must fully embrace the power of digital tools in order to boost access to justice.”

“It will be criminally negligent to ignore the latent hour we have and allow the situation to fester where our court is clogged and justice out of the reach of many.”

He said government is fully committed to ensuring that justice is available to all through the effective use of digital tools.

“Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the digitization of our courts was underway. We now have virtual courts for our citizens and justice for all system that remains heavily on technology.”