Tag Archives: Akuffo

Political appointments come with the caveat that it is the president that hires and fires, yet there are times when an appointee fires themselves or as is formally referred to, resigns from office. There is hardly any government that does not record resignations because appointees other want to pursue other …

Sophia Akuffo, a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, has reacted to the brouhaha surrounding the appointment of three new commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Ghana. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, March 20, 2023, swore-in three new members of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) at the Jubilee House. …

A former Chief Justice (CJ) of the Republic of Ghana, Sophia Akuffo has said she is irritated by association of her name ‘Akuffo’ with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s name. Speaking on UpFront on JoyNews restreamed by MyNewsGh.com, Sophia Akuffo said when people attach her name to the President “as though I have no merit …

Legal luminary and Member of the Council of State, Sam Okudzeto, has commended the immediate past Chief Justice of Ghana, Sophia Akuffo, for her decision to join pensioners in picketing over the inclusion of their bonds in the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. According to him, the action by the former chief …

The immediate-past Chief Justice of Ghana, Sophia Akuffo, has responded to criticism from a leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, over her participation in the pensioner bondholders picket at the Ministry of Finance on Friday, February 10, 2023. According to Gabby, the former CJ erred in her move to …

The immediate-past Chief Justice (CJ) of Ghana, Sophia Akuffo, has been making headlines after she joined retirees picketing at the Ministry of Finance in Accra over the government’s plan to involve their bonds in its Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Not only was her presence resounding, but the comments she made …

Retired Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has warned of legal consequences if government pushes ahead with plans to include pensioners in the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Asked about what options are available to her as a lawyer, she pointed to the fact that insofar as government had properties, she could …

Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has described government’s move to include pensioners in the debt exchange programme as wicked, disrespectful and unlawful. According to her, it is wrong for government, through the Ministry of Finance, to sacrifice pensioners’ hard-earned monies to save the government after serving the nation. While bemoaning the …

To help the nation out of its problems, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo has been advised to fire three key sector ministers. The three are finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta, the Trade and Industry minister Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, and the Agric minister Afriyie Akoto. The former District Chief Executive of …

Traders in the Central Business District of Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti Region, say they will only reduce prices of goods if the local currency appreciates against other international currencies. According to them, though they are willing to sell their products at a relatively cheap price, high exchange rate has …