Acting CJ renews calls for national unity as Supreme Court honours tragic heroes

The Acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has renewed calls for national unity following the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight citizens on Wednesday, August 6.

Justice Baffoe-Bonnie led a delegation of Supreme Court justices in laying flowers at the ceremonial grounds in honor of the departed souls.

The delegation included notable justices such as Justice Omoro Issifu Tanko, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, Justice Simon Gbiel Suurbaareh, and Justice Hafisata Amaleboba, among others.

In a short interview, the Acting Chief Justice emphasized the need for unity in the face of immense loss, highlighting the importance of coming together as a nation during times of grief.

Justice Baffoe-Bonnie also called on Ghanaians to remain united and avoid politicizing the deaths of the eight people who perished in the helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.

“These gallant men died in the course of duty, so we have to forge ahead in national unity and not politicize their death,” Justice Baffoe-Bonnie said in a short media interview.

“We should all have recourse to the legacy they left behind and serve our nation to the best of our abilities,” he added.

The delegation led by the Acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, included:

1. Justice Amadu Tanko, Justice of the Supreme Court
2. Justice Senyo Dzamefe, Justice of the Supreme Court
3. Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, Justice of the Supreme Court
4. Justice Gbiel Suurbaareh, Justice of the Supreme Court
5. Justice Hafisata Amaleboba, Justice of the Supreme Court
6. Dr. Cyracus B. Bapuuroh, Acting Judicial Secretary
7. Some Directors and Deputy Directors of the Judicial Service of Ghana

The Directors and Deputy Directors present included:

1. Mr. J. R. Ampong-Fosu (Director, Communications)
2. Mr. Fred Baidoo (Director, HR)
3. Mr. James Maynard Doe (Deputy Director, Private Process Servers)
4. Mr. Charles Baidoo (Director, Court Services)
5. Ms. Rosemary M. Gaisie (Deputy Director, Communications)
6. Ms. Sheila Ahene (Deputy Director, HR)
7. The Acting Chief Justice’s Protocol and Media team, comprising Mr. Sampson Yekple (Protocol, JSG), Mr. Emmanuel Cudjoe (Photography, JSG), and Mr. Seth Katsekpor (Protocol, JSG).

Source: Starrfm.com.gh