Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, along with fellow judges from the Judicial Services, has extended support to victims of the recent flood in the Volta Region.
The dignitaries collectively donated GHC125,000 in response to the challenges triggered by the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams.
Revealed through a social media announcement by the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the GH¢125,000 donation was mobilized following an appeal by the Chief Justice to judges and staff of the judicial service. The funds aim to assist the flood victims affected by the Akosombo and Kpong Dams spillage in the Volta Region.
“The Honourable Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, distinguished judges and the entire Judicial Service of Ghana deserve abundant commendation for their extremely kind and generous gesture of donating to displaced persons in my beloved North Tongu.
“It has been disclosed that the Chief Justice initiated a compassionate mobilization of personal contributions from judges and staff of the judiciary including her own financial support amounting to an impressive GHC125,000.00 which she gracefully announced to my revered chiefs and I at a beautiful ceremony in her office earlier today,” the MP wrote on X.
He also stated that the GHC125,000 would be used to construct a mechanized borehole and to supply selected building materials for our second Safe Alternative Housing Project in Mepe.
The North Tongu legislator expressed his gratitude to Justice Torkornoo and the judicial service for their kind gesture.
Ablakwa and some chiefs from his constituency received donations from the Chief Justice, at her office.