Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has described as baseless, claims that the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) considers political leanings of individuals before electing them to serve in its executive portfolios.
This follows increasing concerns about the politicisation of various professional bodies in Ghana including the Bar Association.
Speaking to journalists during the election of Efua Ghartey as the first female President of the GBA in Kumasi, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah said assertions of the union being run as a political party are unfounded.
“I think that such remarks [of GBA being a political entity] have no basis. If you come to the Ghana Bar Association, we have people belonging to various political parties. When it comes to elections, we do not consider political leanings. When it comes to elections, we look at individuals. We look at competence.
“We look at how those people can deliver and all those who contested, they are members that I can say have their records of qualification.
“It is not about being political, the BAR is non-political, even though members have their political parties that they belong to. But we have never run this association as a political party.”
Source:citinewsroom.com