Ayine chides GBA says Association must speak dispassionately

The Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine has criticized the leadership of the Ghana Bar Association(GBA) accusing it of partiality and selectivity in commenting on National issues.

According to him, the GBA, per it's posture, has in recent times favoured the opposition New Patriotic party in it's criticisms on matters.

Speaking at the 2025 Bar Conference in Wa, Mr. Ayine recounted a past instance where a former EC and NCCE faced an Article 146 process leading to their removal and the Bar's silence on the matter.

On the other hand, he lamented and wondered how the Bar suddenly found it's voice recently when a similar process was invoked against the immediate past Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo.

'When in 2015 an article 146 petition was received by the Chief Justice in relation to the former Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Ms. Lauretta Lamptey, the Bar failed to speak out about process. In the runup to the 2016 elections, the then opposition New Patriotic Party engaged the Electoral Commission in court battles over the voter identification system. 

This gave rise to the Abu Ramadan line of cases. Immediately upon assuming office in 2017, an article 146 petition was filed for the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei, and her deputies from office. The Bar saw no basis to speak out about compliance with due process. But in recent times, the Bar found its voice when petitions, based upon the same constitutionally defined procedures, were brought in respect of the removal from office of the former Chief Justice, Mrs. Gertrude Araba Torkorno. What changed?' the Attorney General noted.