[ 2017-05-12 ]

Justice Sophia Akuffo [Middle] with President Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia

Be fair – Akufo-Addo to new CJ
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged
the new Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo to discharge
her duties in fairness.

He said he is confident Justice Akuffo will be a
“worthy successor to Chief Justice Goergina
Wood.”

“I have no doubt that Justice Akuffo will be a
worthy successor to Chief Justice Wood and uphold
jealously the independence of the Judiciary,”
president Akufo-Addo said during the announcement
of Justice Akuffo as the new CJ at the Flagstaff
House.

He added: “I expect discipline, fairness,
integrity and the continuing modernisation of
judicial activities to be the hallmarks of her
tenure as Chief Justice, if she is so endorsed by
the constitutional bodies.

“It is important for the development of our
nation that we have a Judiciary that commands the
respect of the nation by the quality of its
justice delivery, as well as by the comportment of
its judges.

“We are all witnesses to the stormy winds that
have buffeted the Judiciary in recent years and to
the efforts Chief Justice Wood has been making to
restore public confidence in the institution. I
expect Justice Akuffo to continue and intensify
that work.

“The Judiciary has the onerous responsibility of
being the bulwark of the defence of the liberties
and the rights of our people. It can only
discharge that responsibility effectively if it
has the unalloyed respect of the people.”

Justice Akuffo becomes the 13th occupant of that
office in independent Ghana once Parliament
approves her nomination.

Source - Starrfmonline.com

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