CJ ATTENDS WEY GEY HEY SPEECH DAY (PAGE 31)

Story: Joe Okyere, Cape Coast

The Chief Justice, Justice Mrs Georgina Theodora Wood, says she is pursuing a policy to make the judiciary more attractive to the
youth through what she described as a mentor programme.
She said under the policy, the judiciary would open its doors to the youth to visit the courts and observe proceedings and interact with the judiciary to encourage them to appreciate its role in ensuring justice, democracy and good governance.
At the Speech and Prize-giving day of the Wesley Girls High School (Wey Gey Hey) in Cape Coast at the weekend, Mrs Wood said she had been supported by her colleagues and peers at the bench since her appointment as Chief Justice and that she would continue to maintain close ties with them to enhance the work of the judiciary in dispensing justice.
She said the judiciary had had a good number of top female lawyers and it was time to encourage more young females to join the bench through the mentor policy.
Mrs Wood, who is an old student of the school, expressed the hope that the students would follow the footsteps of their predecessors who had contributed immensely to enhance the image of the judiciary.
Touching on the theme of the event, which emphasised partnership between stakeholders in education, Mrs Wood stressed the need for effective partnership and collaboration amongst all interested parties to ensure quality education.
She said effective partnership called for collaboration and teamwork devoid of suspicion and mistrust amongst stakeholders, that should be based on assigning roles to all so that no group claimed credit, success or failure.
She urged all to take collective responsibility in their endeavours for effective and quality education.
The Headmistress of the school, Mrs Betty Dzokoto, in her report said the school had made significant improvement in its academic performance and that it was making efforts to improve upon its performance to achieve the vision of the founders of the school for excellence in both academic and life skills of its products.