President Nana Akufo-Addo has officially nominated Justice Sophia Akuffo as the next Chief Justice.
She will replace Mrs Theodora Georgina Wood when approved by parliament.
In naming her on Friday, 12 May, at the Flagstaff House, President Akufo-Addo said: “She was my first junior in practice; she impressed me considerably with her hard work, independence of mind and spirit, honesty and integrity and deep-seated respect for the rule of law and abiding belief in the almighty God.”
He said Justice Akuffo is a “worthy successor to Chief Justice Wood” and expressed confidence that she would “uphold jealousy the independence of the judiciary.”
The President said he has no doubt that “I will find a worthy collaborator in Justice Sophia Akuffo” in ensuring that the judiciary is respectable and allowed to operate independently with discipline.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
