{"id":1177810,"date":"2022-08-14T19:21:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T19:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/14\/some-lawyers-have-put-their-political-parties-interests-ahead-of-the-profession-gba-president\/"},"modified":"2022-08-14T19:21:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T19:21:59","slug":"some-lawyers-have-put-their-political-parties-interests-ahead-of-the-profession-gba-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/14\/some-lawyers-have-put-their-political-parties-interests-ahead-of-the-profession-gba-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Some lawyers have put their political parties\u2019 interests ahead of the profession &#8211; GBA President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"Some lawyers have put their political parties\u2019 interests ahead of the profession - GBA President\" title=\"Some lawyers have put their political parties\u2019 interests ahead of the profession - GBA President\"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) President, Yaw Acheampong Boafo, has bemoaned the behaviour of certain lawyers when it comes to the transformation of the profession.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, some legal practitioners have prioritised the interest of their various political parties over that of the Bar.<\/p>\n<p>The situation, he says, has become a detriment to the growth of the Association and the profession as a whole.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"W91TT8_RUVg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Entrance exam saga: Your desire to be a lawyer doesn\u2019t mean you have to become one \u2013 GBA President\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W91TT8_RUVg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He said this on <strong>JoyNews\u2019 The Law<\/strong> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of our colleagues have put their political parties membership ahead of that of the Bar. I believe that every lawyer has a party of preference but we must know that no matter our partisan consideration our fundamental fidelity must be this greatest profession that has been in existence since time immemorial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, some of our colleagues think that their membership to NPP or NDC is far more important than their fidelity to this profession. So they are those who betray us,\u201d he told Samson Lardy Anyenini.<\/p>\n<p>The Association\u2019s President further lawyers who openly declare their political preference makes prospective clients who may belong to the other employ their services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur colleagues must understand that by NPP and NDC should be second to the profession because when taking the oath, it was in the name of the profession, not a party,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) President, Yaw Acheampong Boafo, has bemoaned the behaviour of certain lawyers when it comes to the transformation of the profession. According to him, some legal practitioners have prioritised the interest of their various political parties over that of the Bar. 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