Former Chief Justice Georgina Wood gets new appointment

Former Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood has been appointed by the African Initiative for Governance, as the 2017/2018 visiting fellow at the University Of Oxford School Of Governance.

The AIG fellowship is awarded each year to an individual from West Africa who has demonstrated evidence of outstanding contribution to the public good through exemplary leadership in public service.

Dean of the University Of Oxford School Of Governance, Professor Ngaire Woods said Mrs Wood has made an outstanding contribution in Ghana and the University looks forward to learning from her during her fellowship at the school.

Justice Wood is expected to further develop her understanding of specific policy issues to reflect practices in other countries with the view to returning to Ghana and helping to build competency and leadership capacity within the public sector, promoting the virtues of good public service and making the public sector attractive.

In 2007, Justice Mrs. Wood (rtd.) became the first woman to occupy the position of Chief Justice of Ghana. After a stellar career in Ghana’s public service and judiciary, Justice Wood retired as Chief Justice in June 2017.
Shortly after, and in the same month, she was sworn into the Council of State of Ghana – a body established under the country’s Constitution to counsel the President in the performance of his functions. She also serves on the boards of international justice and human rights organisations such as the Global Justice Center.

Reacting to her new appointment, the former Chief Justice said “I am honoured to serve as the 2017-2018 Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) Visiting Fellow of Practice at the Blavatnik School of Government. I look forward with excitement, to utilising this platform to contribute to the deepening of democracy and good governance in Africa.”

She added that “I believe that a strong public service anchored on leadership with integrity is one of the key drivers of development that can transform the lives of our people positively,”

 

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