{"id":755343,"date":"2019-11-30T09:16:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T09:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/30\/gba-honours-outgoing-cj\/"},"modified":"2019-11-30T09:16:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T09:16:50","slug":"gba-honours-outgoing-cj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/30\/gba-honours-outgoing-cj\/","title":{"rendered":"GBA Honours Outgoing CJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ghana Bar
\nAssociation (GBA) has honoured the Chief Justice, Justice Sophia A.B Akuffo, for
\nher outstanding legacy as a judge and her strong advocacy in upholding and
\nmaintaining high standards in the legal profession in Ghana.<\/p>\n

The Chief Justice, who
\nis set to retire at the latter part of December, was eulogised by the GBA,
\nrecognising her contribution to legal reform in the country which borders
\naround professional ethics, dignity and integrity in the legal profession. <\/p>\n

In a citation read by
\nthe President of the Bar, Anthony Forson, at a thanksgiving church service in
\nhonour of Justice Sophia Akuffo recognised her as “strong advocacy with
\nrespect to upholding and maintaining standards, professional ethics, dignity
\nand integrity in the legal profession is worthy of mention. You marshalled the
\nclosure of dilapidated court structures which is evidence of your deep desire
\nto ensure that the places of justice delivery in this country are
\ndignified.”<\/p>\n

It said the CJ “exhibited
\nexceptional leadership qualities which are evident for all to see. You
\ndisplayed leadership in your relationship with the Bar and Bench. You engaged
\nwith several regional bars when you toured the various regions in the country.
\nYou also offered your maximum support to the Bar in reviving and calendarising
\nof the Bench, Bar and faculty lectures.”<\/p>\n

The citation also touched on some of the offices she held \u2012 including the vice and subsequently the president
\nof the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights \u2012 as one of the pioneering judges. <\/p>\n

“For the
\naforementioned sterling qualities, exemplary leadership, distinguished and
\ndedicated service to Ghana, Africa and the legal profession, the Ghana Bar
\nAssociation, hereby confers on you the meritorious honour of outstanding and
\ndedicated performance, commitment to the legal profession and the
\nadministration of justice; patriotism in your judicial career as a judge;
\nloyalty and devotion to Ghana and the African continent,” it concluded. <\/p>\n

Response<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chief Justice Sophia
\nAkuffo, in her response to the eulogy, acknowledged the recognition and
\nexpressed her profound gratitude to the GBA. <\/p>\n

She said her
\nrelationship with the Bar over the years has been “bitter sweet but that
\nis how the best relationships normally are because without friction, you don’t
\nget movement. We are able to move only because of the friction between our
\nfeet.”<\/p>\n

Justice Sophia Akuffo indicated
\nthat although she may be retiring, she won\u2019t relent on ensuring high standards
\nin the legal profession in Ghana are upheld. <\/p>\n

“From the
\nsidelines, I am still going to be very critical about standards because as for
\nstandards, we must never let them drop.”<\/p>\n

Sermon<\/strong><\/p>\n

The District Minister of
\nthe Tema North District of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rev. Dr. George,
\nin a sermon urged the CJ and the congregation of judges, lawyers and Judicial
\nService staff to offer their lives to the God and live according to the tenets of
\nthe Scripture as has been the story of Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo. <\/p>\n

He said the congregation
\npresent showed that Justice Sophia Akuffo indeed served her country and the
\nAfrican continent well.<\/p>\n

Money raised at the thanksgiving
\nservice was donated to the leprosarium at Weija.<\/p>\n

Retirement <\/strong><\/p>\n

Chief Justice Sophia
\nAkuffo would retire from the Judiciary and from the Bench on the December 20,
\n2019, as she attains the age of 70, which is the statutory retirement age for
\nserving Justices of the Supreme Court. <\/p>\n

She becomes the third Justice of the Supreme to retire this year following the retirement of Justices Visa Akoto-Bamfo and Sophia Adinyira.<\/p>\n

BY Gibril Abdul Razak<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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