Director General of Prisons Service shares how Chief Justice proposed to her

The Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (Esq.), has shed more light on her 35-year love journey with her husband, the Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie.

Their love story, which became public after Justice Baffoe-Bonnie disclosed it during his vetting by Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, November 10, 2025, has now revealed even more interesting details previously unknown to many.

Justice Baffoe-Bonnie explained that he left the Ghana Prisons Service in 1988 after being informed that, as a Deputy Superintendent, he was not permitted to marry a junior officer.

Faced with this restriction, he made the difficult decision to resign in order to be with the woman he loved.

On the other hand, his wife Patience Baffoe-Bonnie has also recounted how they first met in Sekondi, where her husband had been posted for an attachment as a lawyer.

“One day I went to collect food for the prisoners and he asked me my name. I told him I was Patience Boafo. Since I was always the one going for the food, he later asked me what I did after work. I told him that was my private life, so I couldn’t disclose it. We eventually became friends and would go for walks together,” she narrated in an interview on Adom TV on May 6, 2026.

She revealed that the proposal itself was unconventional, “He didn’t propose directly. If you know Sekondi well, there’s a place called Zongo Quarters.

“We had gone for a walk and were climbing a hill when we met an old lady. She asked if we were in a relationship. I quickly said no but my husband said yes. The woman then told me that if I hadn’t thought about it, I should because we would make a good pair.”

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Following that encounter, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie went to her mother’s house to formally express

his intentions.

During his vetting, he recalled, “I joined the Ghana Prisons Service in 1988 and completed six months of military training. After my posting to Sekondi, I met my wife, who at the time was a sixth former with no rank.

“I served for about two years until 1990, when I was informed that, as a Deputy Superintendent, I could not marry a junior officer. Since the rules would not allow us to be together, I decided to leave the service.”

Justice Baffoe-Bonnie later transitioned into the judiciary, where he rose through the ranks to become a highly respected Supreme Court judge.

He emphasised that his 33 years of service reflect his integrity, dedication to justice and fairness.



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