Communication Team Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Haruna Amaliba, has described as an exercise in futility an online petition targeted at the Ghana Legal Council.
Some Ghanaians on social media have launched an online petition targeted at the General Legal Council (GLC).
The move is in protest of the suspension of Elorm Ababio, popularly known as Ama Governor to the Ghana Bar.
Haruna Amaliba reacting to the petition in an interview with Don Kwabena Prah on Happy98.9FM’s ‘Epa Hoa Daben’ political talk show said, “I tell those signing the petition that it is an exercise in futility. The petition has failed to achieve its purpose from the word go.”
The law student who sides with the Ghana Legal Council’s decision was quick to state being a lawyer goes beyond passing the law exam. He explained that as a lawyer, one’s attitude must be appealing and instill discipline in all who “know or deal with you and society at large.”
“I commend the Ghana Legal Council for their action. You cannot just be called to the bar because you passed your exam. You attitude must be appealing and instill discipline in the community. To be called to the bar you must be of high moral standard and of high societal repute,” he reiterated.
Ghana YouTuber, Ama Governor is due to be called to the Bar on Friday, but her call has been put on hold pending investigations into a complaint received by the school concerning her character.
Although she successfully completed the professional law program, the letter from the concerned citizen alleged that she “lacks good character.”
Ama Governor reportedly received a letter dated November 3, from the Secretary to the General Legal Council, Justice Cynthia Pamela A. Addo JA, informing her of the suspension because a complaint filed by a “concerned citizen”.
The GLC indicated that the complaint by this “concerned citizen” alleged that Ama Governor is seen in widely circulated videos engaging in what it describes as “conduct unbecoming of an applicant to be called to the Bar”.
The Complainant, the GLC Secretary indicated, also submitted a flash drive [pen drive] which contains selected video files and hyperlinks of Ama Governor to relevant website publications.
Ama Governor’s conduct is said to violate Regulation 21 (c) of the Legal Profession (Professional and Post-call Law Course) Regulations, 2018 L.I. 2355.
The said Regulation states: “A student of the school qualifies to be called to the Bar, if that student has … satisfied the Council that the student is of good character.”
