The General Legal Council (GLC) has reversed its decision to call Ms. Elorm Ababio, popularly known on social media as Ama Governor to the bar.
This is contained in a letter signed by Justice Cynthia Pamela Addo, the Secretary to the GLC on the 18th October, 2023.
The GLC stated that although it received the appropriate application from Ms Ababio and she was supposed to be called to the bar on 20th October, 2023, it has rescinded its decision.
According to the letter, upon receipt of her application, Ms Ababio was informed that her conduct would be monitored by the Council in accordance with dictates of the law profession.
“In line with the General Legal Council’s letter dated 13th March, 2023, Council was to observe and monitor your conduct during the time leading up to the submission of your application to be called to the bar” the GLC stated.
The letter indicated that Ms Ababio couldn’t meet the criteria, hence her application to be called to the Ghanaian bar has been declined.
“At the meeting of the General Legal Council held on Tuesday, 17th October, 2023, your application to be called to the bar was declined on account of elements noted in your public conduct prior to the application,” the Council explained.
The Council however, indicated that Ama Governor could re-apply to be called to the bar any other day after the 20th October, 2023.
Meanwhile, the Council will continue monitoring Ms Ababio until her conduct is deemed appropriate and fit to be called to the bar.
Elorm Ama Ababio (popularly known as Ama Governor) is a Ghanaian YouTuber, social media influencer and lawyer-in-waiting. In November 2022, a complaint was raised against her conduct on social media that she was exhibiting some behaviors not fit for the law profession. According to the complainant, Ama was seen in viral videos not fit for an applicant yet to be called to the Bar.
Therefore, she was denied the call even though she completed the law program, passed her exams and scaled her interview session.
Some Ghanaians on social media together with Ama fought the General Legal Council in court and online with numerous petitions.
In September, Ama publicly announced that her queer sexual orientation was not enough grounds for her not to be called to the bar. Therefore, she has won the case against the Council and is going to be called to the bar in October 2023, but with some few days to her enrolment ceremony, the u-tuber has been told to re-apply.
By Clara Boadi Konadu