Gyakye Quayson petitions the GLC against Godfred Dame for “professional misconduct”

Assin North Member of Parliament James Gyakye has petitioned the General Legal Council (GLC) for “professional misconduct” against Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame.

On 16 June 2023, when his counsel was attracting the attention of the court to the fact that he was a candidate in the Assin North parliamentary by-election, he accused Mr Dame of using disrespectful language against him.

“This gratuitous insult on the part of the Attorney-General was without any basis and had no place in the trial,” he stated, “and, as I am advised by my lawyers, is contrary to the Rules of Professional Conduct for Lawyers.”