Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has refuted claims that the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) considers political leanings of individuals before electing them to serve in its executive portfolios.
Mr Tuah Yeboah described such assertions as baseless and unfounded.
Addressing journalists during the election of the Association in Kumasi, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah said assertions of the union being run as a political party are unfounded.
This follows growing concerns about the politicization of various professional bodies in Ghana including the Bar Association.
“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.”
Efua Ghartey was elected as the first female President of the GBA.
Story By:Collins Boateng (Cabman) for VOV News