The Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has denied that the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) considers political affiliations when electing executives.
He dismissed these claims as “baseless” while speaking to journalists in Kumasi at the election of Efua Ghartey, the GBA’s first female president.
His words were a direct response to mounting public criticism that the Bar, like many other professional bodies, is influenced by political considerations in leadership elections. “I think that such remarks [of GBA being a political entity] have no basis. If you come to the Ghana Bar Association, we have people belonging to various political parties,” he remarked.
The Deputy Attorney General emphasised that competency, not political affiliation, is the most important factor for selecting leaders inside the association. “When it comes to elections, we do not consider political leanings. When it comes to elections, we look at individuals. We look at competence,” he stated.
“We look at how those people can deliver and all those who contested, they are members that I can say have their records of qualification”, he added.
Mr.Tuah-Yeboah further stated that the GBA has always maintained a non-political stance, despite members’ unique political beliefs. “It is not about being political, the BAR is non-political, even though members have their political parties that they belong to. But we have never run this association as a political party”, he insisted.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/Mary Asantewaa Buabeng
