The Majority Chief Whip and Member of for South Dayi, , has berated the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) following reports of the association passing a resolution to call on President to revoke the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
In a post shared on social media on Sunday, April 27, 2025, Dafeamekpor, who is a lawyer himself, indicated that the resolution, if indeed true, amounts to contempt of the power of the Supreme Court.
He pointed out that the action of the GBA also amounts to an interference with the functions of the judiciary and a violation of the code of conduct for lawyers in Ghana. "Our very own Code of Conduct, the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct & Etiquette) Rules, 2020, LI 2423, forbids any lawyer or leaders of any lawyers' grouping from running any such unguarded commentaries or making such unprofessional public demands on a live case.
Indeed, Regulation 89(c) of LI 2423, 2020 states as follows: 'a lawyer commits professional misconduct where the lawyer engages in a conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice'. "The above provision forbids any member of the Bar or its leaders from upending the rights of one party in a case against the other part(ies).
