Former Attorney-General Godfred Dame has taken a sharp swipe at legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory, insisting that recent attacks on his conduct are not only politically motivated but also a threat to Ghana's judicial independence.
Dame dismissed Sory's criticism as part of a broader effort by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to malign his reputation. "In all humility, I say, as a testament to the strength of Ghana's judicial system, that the record of the consistent success I enjoyed in the courts in innumerable high-profile cases I conducted between 2003 and 2007 (as a relatively junior lawyer) and between 2009 and 2017 (when I was not the Attorney-General but a lawyer who was a member of the opposition), is there for all to verify. "It is this independence of Ghana's judiciary that I see is threatened by recent happenings in Ghana, and which I seek to protect.
You and the NDC's desperation to churn out a false narrative now will not change the situation," Dame wrote.
He clarified that while he had never denied Sory's past legal work for New Patriotic Party (NPP) clients, the current dynamics surrounding the alleged attempt to remove the Chief Justice raised fundamental ethical concerns. "I have never said that you have not represented NPP clients.
