Managing Director of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, has criticised the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), claiming the body has outlived its relevance in Ghana’s current democratic dispensation.
His comments follow Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine’s charge that the Bar has strayed into partisan politics rather than defending constitutional principles. The remarks were made at the GBA’s annual conference in Wa on September 15, and quickly dismissed by the Association.
But Mr. Amaliba, speaking to Joy News, agreed with the Attorney General’s assessment.
“The GBA was relevant during the revolutionary era when it spoke boldly against social ills. Under the 1992 Constitution, however, it has lost its focus,” he argued.
He went further to allege political bias, describing the Association as acting “like the legal wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).”
Mr. Amaliba also dismissed the Bar’s defence that its recent interventions were intended to clarify Article 146 of the Constitution, which governs the removal of certain public officers. He pointed to past removals, including that of Justice Terry under former Chief Justice Georgina Wood, which drew no reaction from the Association.
The debate has reignited scrutiny of the GBA’s independence and its role in safeguarding constitutional governance.
