Chief Justice Georgina Wood has commended the Rotary Club for its immense contribution towards enhancing justice in the country by providing bill boards at vantage points at court premises, as she criticized the unwarranted attacks on judges.
“The judicial service is indeed proud to be associated with Rotary in relation to this intervention, which I have no doubt may prove extremely useful in justice matters,” she said.
Speaking at the opening of the 37th District Assembly and Conference of the Rotary Club International District 9100 in Accra on Friday, Justice Wood observed that the judiciary was not above criticisms, explaining that it was an institution dependent on public funds to function, and therefore accountable to the people of Ghana, on whose behalf they administered judicial powers.
“May I emphasise that what is not permitted is imputing ill motives to judges and making unsubstantiated and wild allegation against judges, physical and verbal threats and attacks on judges, terrorizing, sometimes in ways that amount to attempts at perverting the course of justice,” she noted.
Justice Wood again commended the club for their humanitarian and social services, attributing this trait to the founding fathers who “were good trees that bear good fruit” and now have faithful successors to continue with their good works.
“It is indeed gratifying that Rotary International’s current foremost service project is the global eradication of polio, a project to which all Rotarians are enjoined to work on.
“Indeed poliomyelitis, as one of the six childhood killer diseases, has a debilitating effect on the growth and development of children, our future, and any effort to ensure its eradication is very welcome,” she stated.
She added that, “If leaders in all fields of human endeavour would prioritise and scale up service to humanity above service to further their selfish or practical interests, the socio-economic profile of the people under them would surely change for the better”.
She entreated Rotarians to remain a reference point for all public spirited individuals and groups as they championed public causes for public good.
On his part, Julio Surjus, special representative for the President of Rotary International, said the conference had been an inspiration for the uplifting of the masses.
He said Rotary, since its establishment in 1905, aimed at assisting members who were faced with job losses and political conflict.
He noted that corruption, unemployment and conflict were a menace, stating that three quarters of the African population faced a wide range of social turbulence.
“We cannot remain silent; we should share ideas and achieve our objective. As a club we must strive hard to restore hope to the hopeless,” he stressed.
He further explained that about 10,000 children had so far benefitted from Rotary Club’s polio eradication programme.
The conference is an annual event organised by Rotarians to further their objectives through inspirational addresses, showcase Rotary programmes and successful district and club activities, encourage dialogue among club and discuss matters relating to affairs of the club.
This year’s conference was under the theme ‘Building Communities-Bridging communities’.
Rotary is a worldwide non-profit organisation of more than 1.2 million business professionals and community leaders, with 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries.
Publisehed in Daily Guide @0th June 2011
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