Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has assured Ghanaians that she will provide honest and independent advice to President John Dramani Mahama as a member of the Council of State.
Speaking after the president swore in members of the Council of Stae on Tuesday, February 18, she made it clear that she would not simply agree with the president's views but would serve with integrity. "The Council of State is a body that is supposed to be advising the president.
I am not going to be singing his master's voice, so to speak. "An adviser does not parrot," she stated. "An adviser speaks with honesty.
An adviser looks to the best interest not only of the person they are advising but of the function the person is serving." Her statement comes amid concerns that the Council of State is often seen as a body that rubber-stamps presidential decisions.
