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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the new Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo to exhibit fairness, integrity and discipline as she discharges her duties.
The president said this when he announced Justice Sophia Akuffo as the new CJ at the Flagstaff House.
He said that he was confident Justice Akuffo will be a “worthy successor to Chief Justice Goergina Wood.”
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“I have no doubt that Justice Akuffo will be a worthy successor to Chief Justice Wood and uphold jealously the independence of the Judiciary.”
“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,” he added.
“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.”
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“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 Sophia Akuffo will replace Chief Justice after Georgina Theodora Woode who proceeds on retirement in June 2017.