The appointment of former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo to Ghana's Council of State has sparked discussions about her role under President John Mahama's administration.
Addressing concerns about her independence, legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has stated that while she will offer the president sound counsel, she will not be submissive to him. "Sophia Akuffo will give JM good advice, it is not that she is going to kowtow to JM, she made that clear that she is not there on the ticket of the Judiciary," Kpebu said on The KeyPoints on TV3 on Saturday, March 1.
His comments come amid debates over the neutrality of appointees to the Council of State, a body established to provide nonpartisan advice to the president on governance matters.
Some critics have questioned whether Akuffo, who was appointed Chief Justice under the Akufo-Addo administration, can remain objective under Mahama.
