“Nine years have gone by… Will there ever be justice? It is not well. It is not well at all.”
These were the words of Ivy Heward-Mills, the widow of the late former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu, as she marked the ninth anniversary of her husband’s tragic murder.
Her emotional plea, shared on social media on February 9, 2025, reflects the lingering pain and frustration over the unresolved case.
Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu was brutally murdered on February 9, 2016, when unknown assailants attacked him at his residence in Shiashie, near the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange in Accra.
He was stabbed multiple times during the assault, which occurred around 1:45 a.m., leading to his untimely death.
Despite the passage of time, justice remains elusive. The prime suspect, Daniel Asiedu, was found not guilty by a seven-member jury in December 2024 on charges of robbery and murder.
However, an Accra High Court ruled that the jury’s verdict was legally unacceptable under Section 285 of Act 30, leading to a retrial. The jury was subsequently discharged, and Asiedu has been remanded into custody.
In addition to her social media post, Heward-Mills issued an open letter to Parliament, urging lawmakers to take decisive action.
Addressing Speaker Alban Bagbin, Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, and all Members of Parliament, she questioned their prolonged silence on the matter.
She referenced the 2016 murder of British MP Jo Cox, noting that within five months, her killer had been arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced, providing her family with closure.
In contrast, she lamented that nine years had passed since her husband’s murder, yet justice remains out of reach.
“Let it not be said that ten years went by and Parliament looked on unperturbed,” she wrote in her appeal.
As the retrial of Daniel Asiedu looms, Heward-Mills’ call for justice reignites discussions on the efficiency of Ghana’s judicial system in addressing high-profile cases.
The nation watches closely, waiting to see if, after nearly a decade, justice will finally be served for Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu.
See the post sighted by Mynewsgh.com below:
