Sophia Akuffo trends after Independence Day comments

Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, is drawing praise from Ghanaians following her comments on the celebration of the Independence Day of Ghana which falls on Monday, March 6, 2023.

The former Chief Justice in an interview with Citi FM spoke about the need for the government to reconsider spending funds on Independence Day celebrations.

She said that Independence Day should not be reduced to just merry-making and marching.

"I think whatever money is going to be spent on this celebration with everybody going to the Volta region, if they had selected a deprived district and built a new school or selected a ramshackle district hospital or health centre and upgraded it and named it Independence School or Independence Hospital, it will be good.

“Then every year they pick a region and a project and do it, that would be money better spent…this will inure to the benefit of the people, and it will last, but they are going to talk, march, eat and come back and then that’s all,” she is quoted to have said.

Most Ghanaians on social media seem to agree with the comments made by the former Chief Justice.

Some Ghanaians on Twitter are saying that there is no need to spend hundreds of thousands of Ghana cedi on Independence Day in this current economic difficulty.

A Tweep commended Sophia Akuffo for her comments and urged other leading figures in the country to take a clue from her.

“God bless Fmr CJ. Sophia Akuffo. Unlike the scumbags who call themselves 'elders' @ Martey, Asante Antwi, Onyinah, Otabil, Opuni Frimpong, Gifty Afennyi Dadzie, etc,” a Tweep wrote.

View the reactions of Ghanaians below:

If only Ghanaian women will come out boldly like Sophia Akuffo https://t.co/Re7oPca0af
— ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???????????????????? ???????? (@Ghananyobi) March 4, 2023

Fmr. CJ Sophia Akuffo to the world ???????? pic.twitter.com/20okD46tfI
— The King Gold ???? (@king___Gold) March 4, 2023

Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has called on the government to invest funds earmarked for the Independence Day celebrations on meaningful projects that will benefit Ghanaians. #CitiNewsroom
— Nelson Bonkena (@bonkena81) March 3, 2023

Former Chief Justice of Ghana Sophia Akuffo has spoken my mind just as I would have wished to suggest to the government. Every Independence Day celebration money should be invested in a project in a region in honor of the Independence Day. Well spoken ma.
— Foster Nkuah (@FosterNkuah) March 4, 2023

Tell Sophia Akuffo for me. I consider all that she's doing now as noise making or disturbance as she described Gabby.
— Living Bird♥️???? (@LivingDeBird) March 4, 2023

Invest in development projects nd nt on independent day celebration ~Sophia Akuffo
— Sampson Ken Abekah (@KenAbekah) March 4, 2023

Independence Day celebration: Let's rather use money to provide infrastructural facilities - Sophia Akuffo https://t.co/b6QwZZK16w #independence #infastructure #independencedaycelebration #money #ghana #expenditure #debt #bonds #shares #parliament #majority #finance #2023budget
— Mathias Aserbire (@mathiasaserbire) March 3, 2023

Madam Sophia Akuffo sometimes silence is golden No wonder her party is really suffering. Too many hypocrites this statement wld hv been laudable and applauded on 01/02/17 not now after taking all ex-gratia from the system. Be truthful to us kakra
— ZongoMayor???? (@zongomayor) March 4, 2023

Soo much sense here! https://t.co/nIBS9wpmGN
— A-Jay????️ (@nyavorx) March 3, 2023

Independence Day celebration is just another avenue for looting state funds. The economy is in tatters, the coat of living is unbearable yet the few elites called politicians are living like Arabian Kings.

Sophia Akuffo Bawumia Akuffo-Addo National Cathedral Torgbe Afede Mahama
— Ɠհօʂէ (@BenChase_Gh) March 4, 2023

What are we even celebrating? As we speak, we're begging the Chinese to write off our debts so that we can secure an IMF bail out. Is that independence? God bless Mad Sophia Akuffo for staying it as it is. Akuffo-Addo and Bawumia are a huge disappointment.
— Ɠհօʂէ (@BenChase_Gh) March 4, 2023

invest funds earmarked for the independence day celebrations on meaningful projects that will benefit Ghanaians.

- Sophia Akuffo pic.twitter.com/D6irMPygmy
— With All Due Respect (@cdzas) March 4, 2023

Not enough to talk, march, eat in the name of Independence Day celebration - Sophia Akuffo >>> Click to READ https://t.co/tZEBgUXamP
— GhanaWeb (@TheGhanaWeb) March 4, 2023