The Wontumi Trial: Welcome to the Republic’s Biggest Courtroom…

Once upon a time in the Republic of Uncommon Sense, Chairman Wontumi reported to court expecting to face one judge. Poor man! By the time he arrived, nearly the whole country had already heard the case.

By the time the learned judge adjusted her robes and took her seat, millions of others across the Republic had already delivered their verdicts. Some presided from barbering shops, others from market stalls, trotro stations and offices where work had quietly taken the day off. The rest sat majestically on their sofas at home, smartphones in hand, dispensing justice with remarkable confidence.

The Republic's biggest courtroom, you see, is not in Accra. ...