Groups such as the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and the Human Rights Coalition led by veteran lawyer Akoto Ampaw will probably launch a judicial challenge against the bill on technical grounds before Parliament can vote on it...
Akoto Ampaw lead counsel for Barker-Vormawor and a former colleague of President Akufo-Addo describes the treason charge as 'cynical' and with 'no factual basis'...
A group of academics and lawyers led by Akoto Ampaw (who represented President Akufo Addo in the 2021 presidential election petition) is likely to mount a judicial challenge should the bill be passed as expected (AC Vol 62 No 23 Populist anti-gay bill divides churches and activists)...
Respected lawyer Akoto Ampaw has also criticized the Speaker's position saying '…it's a political bait… so the vast majority of Ghanaians who are opposed to homosexuality will use this as a benchmark for elections...
The President has also commended a group of 18 pro-LGBTQ+ lawyers and academics led by Akoto Ampaw (who represented the President in the 2021 presidential election petition at the Supreme Court) for submitting a memorandum to Parliament critiquing the Bill...
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Akoto Ampaw who has acted as a lawyer for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo similarly argues the bill violates 'almost all the fundamental rights' of the constitution...
Some of the strongest campaigning lawyers such as Akoto Ampaw and Philip Addison would face opposition criticism for being too close to the NPP...
A year ago the Alliance for Change under the leadership of an intriguing coalition of leftists liberals and conservative business types including Nana Akufo Addo Akoto Ampaw Kweku Baako Kwesi Pratt Charles Wereko-Brobby and Kweku Opoku was mounting a formidable cross-party challenge to the government...