Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has resigned from her role as a member of Ghana’s Council of State.
According to reports, Sophia Akuffo stopped attending Council meetings following the decision relating to the removal process involving former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
Reports suggest she later submitted her resignation towards the end of 2025.
Although the circumstances surrounding her resignation remain unclear, it has been linked to the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
It will be recalled in April 2025, when the Council of State voted on whether a prima facie case had been established against then Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo; 30 out of 31 members voted in favour; only Sophia Akuffo abstained, although she did not publicly explain her decision at the time.
Meanwhile, her reported resignation has not yet been officially confirmed by the Council of State or the Office of the President.
Justice Akuffo served as Chief Justice of Ghana from 2017 to 2020.
In other news, following the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo by President John Mahama, Sophia Akuffo comforted and encouraged her.
Sophia Akuffo urged Gertrude Torkornoo to take heart, as God may have bigger, better, and greater things planned for her.
In an interview with TV3 on September 2, Sophia Akuffo stated, “She should take heart. That God sees, and sometimes when you go through certain things which you think have brought you to the end or to your knees or something like that, that could be far from the truth”.
“There could be bigger, better and greater needs that the Lord has in store. That is what I will tell her, and that is what I will send to her as a text message.”
“When you are a believer, things happen today- yes, they have happened- so look to God and move on, and you will allow God to manage the rest”, she added.
Sophia Akuffo further condemned the proceedings that led to President John Dramani Mahama removing the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkonoo.
According to Sophia Akuffo, Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo was not given a fair hearing.
Sophia Akuffo described the proceedings as a “rigmarole” that set a dangerous precedent for Ghana’s judiciary.
The former Chief Justice added, “She did not get a fair trial. Even though it is not a trial strictly speaking, it was handled as though it were a treason trial”.
“They lack the gravity that will lead to a grave outcome such as the removal of the head of an institution of justice”.
The former Chief Justice’s remarks echo the same feelings Chief Justice Torkonoo herself had earlier labelled as cruel and unconstitutional.
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