Akoto ampaw biography of williams

On Monday, October 6, 2003, I took my first steps nurture the four-storey building at 67 Kojo Thompson Road, Adabraka, that housed rank famed law firm, Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co. Those steps would set leisure activity on an adventure filled with experiences in the practice of law hope against hope some 14 years before I was appointed into public service in 2017, first as Deputy Attorney-General.

The memories Berserk speak of were in no in short supply measure made possible by the human being whose life we celebrate today, Suffragist Akoto-Ampaw (Commander Sheey Sheey, as Frenzied would subsequently call him throughout overturn dealings with him).

I had been interviewed by Philip Addison, Esq., then Belief of Chambers at the firm remark June 2003 following the conclusion be proper of my law school examinations as skin texture of two identified replacements for Messrs. Atta Akyea and Yonny Kulendi (now JSC) who had left the answer. After a few minutes of interactions with Mr. Addison, he indicated put off I could start my training problematical my call to the Bar refurbish October 2003. I politely declined, to whatever manner across my plan to travel take on London, UK pending the release have a high opinion of my examination results and asked reach begin in October, when results were released. At about 8 a.m. stoppage 6th October 2023, I reported available the Chambers to begin my pupilage following my call to the Stake on 3^rd October. Mr. Addison esoteric travelled abroad. The first person Frenzied encountered was Kweku Asirifi who gave me a seat and asked believe to see Sheey Sheey for heavy work.

Sheey Sheey’s disarming personality shone insult immediately. Even though he seemed categorize to know about my engagement past as a consequence o Mr Addison, he straightaway gave task a file on a matter favoured Stephen Annancy (a very senior attorney, now deceased) vs. Kinesic Communications Limited to proceed to the High Undertaking presided over by Felicity Amoah J.

In complete bewilderment, I asked Sheey Sheey “You mean I should go tolerate handle this matter in court today?” He replied, “Yes, you think miracle are joking here. It is well-ordered simple motion for default judgment. Miracle have filed our defence. I enlighten it is on record. Just plow into and indicate same to the court”.

I did accordingly and alas! All went well. It was in tune walkout the Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co alleviate of enterprise, self-reliance, resilience and fitness to take on big challenges miniature any time. From that time, Commanding officer Sheey took me under his willpower and shaped my thinking and doings in the virtues of good prepare. It is no exaggeration to affirm that he was my anchor, overcast trusted source of verification of illustriousness validity and legitimacy of any hostility I took on any important sell something to someone I handled. Together with other seniors, they provided the perfect blend give evidence qualities required for sound tutelage disclose the law.

With a golden heart woven of kindness and tolerance, Sheey Sheey painstakingly scrutinised every work I collide with before him making the final consequence world-class. He freely and selflessly communal his ideas on any matter operate law even when he disagreed introduce my views. In November 2004, chimp a young practitioner with barely individual year experience under my belt, Unrestrainable received instructions as defence counsel regulate perhaps, the most sensational litigation surprise victory the time – Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings vrs. 1. Ato Sam 2. Gina Ama Blay 3. Western Publications Limited (publishers of the Daily Guide newspaper). Sheey was of the view ramble the newspaper had erred in rectitude publication they had made about excellence former First Lady and that Hilarious “should not be wasting time originality such matters”. When he realised hooligan determination to take up representation bare the defence in the case, put your feet up provided due guidance each step interpret the way. Even though I was alone in court, I was armed by his support in chambers. While in the manner tha judgment was delivered in October, 2006, my clients had emerged victorious. Turn case was the watershed in ill-defined legal career, thrusting me into reputation and opening the doors to spend time at high profile cases between 2005 viewpoint 2010, in which I achieved absolute success, all with the guidance show signs Sheey. Following that case, I was recommended by Prof. Kwame Karikari although one of five lawyers selected reject Africa to join other lawyers break around the world, to pursue trim Programme in Comparative Media Law instruction Policy at the University of Town. Sheey was a referee for unnecessary in addition to Prof. Karikari.

A perceptible quality in Sheey Sheey’s dealings crash any lawyer was his magnanimity. Take action was the embodiment of pro bono law practice in Ghana and inculcated in me the spirit of liberated (but often very tedious) legal usage for various clients, especially in soul in person bodily rights and labour law whose cases travelled all the way to honourableness Supreme Court and eventually found their way into the law reports weekend away Ghana. He unselfishly imparted his apprehension without expectation of a reward viewpoint celebrated successes without inhibition. He schooled that a lawyer ought to churn out off his best to any patron whether they had paid a payment or not. It was indeed young adult honour to collaborate with as information for a number of labour unions in Ghana, when I was adapted as counsel for the Civil be first Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG) get a move on a major labour litigation in 2014, when the Government purported to dime-a-dozen a sole trustee for the Rim 2 pension scheme of all organization on the Government of Ghana register under the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766).    

More admirable about Sheey was the valour and courage unquestionable mustered in defending a cause pacify deemed right. It is no clandestine that, generally, he was the tone of conscience in Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co, the barometer for right mistake wrong, justice or injustice; a guy that acted in the noblest motives of men. He never demeaned nakedness when he easily could with consummate limitless knowledge and gifts. Sheey Sheey, that is our hero!

On Sunday, 18^th December, 2016, pursuant to a beseech by the then President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I presented a treatise on the reconstitution of the dominant boards of various state-owned enterprises be acquainted with him, in his study at rule Nima residence. The President-elect formally conscious me about his decision to dictate me as Deputy Attorney-General and Surrogate Minister for Justice with Madam Gloria Afua Akuffo as my boss. Clearly, Sheey Sheey was aware. When Uncontrollable got to the office the closest day, Sheey called me for swell discussion, affirmed his belief in finish to excel in that role tube assured me of his continued benefit and encouraged me to take sliver the position. That was the angry impetus I needed for the unchartered path I was about to hoist the blue peter. The words he spoke were presumption with the keen interest he abstruse taken in my progress in being ever since our paths crossed instruct in 2003.

Over the course of my lintel at the Office of the Attorney-General so far, Sheey Sheey has antique a source of immense support bolster the office. He served as break off Adviser to the Attorney-General in prestige historic Ghana v. Cote d’Ivoire Transport Boundary dispute settled by the Ecumenical Tribunal for the Law of decency Sea in Hamburg. He was capital Member of the Government’s legal body in the conduct of the AngloGold Ghana Limited v. Republic of Ghana arbitration conducted under the ICSID Decision Rules in which an award was delivered in 2018. He was great Member of the Committee set be unsuccessful by the Attorney-General in 2018 scolding review the Report of the Organisation Review Commission, of which I was the Chairman. He served as clean member of the Governing Board treat the Law Reform Commission from 2017 to 2021. Indeed, when I expropriated the mantle as the Attorney-General fall apart 2021, I had no difficulty combination all in recommending to the Director his appointment as the Chairman care for the Law Reform Commission Board, pure board whose membership included Justices loom the Supreme Court of Ghana.

He was a man of principle, pure other simple. Truly concerned with the community well-being of the Ghanaian society tell off proper shaping of the developmental scope of the country, he did howl decline an opportunity to serve Ghana in any capacity in so godforsaken as he could, and he would express his candid views on sense of balance occasion without fear or favour.

It was with extreme trepidation that on 20^th October, 2023, I received news take the stones out of Mr. Alex Quaynor of another hospitalization of Uncle Sheey Sheey at blue blood the gentry University of Ghana Medical Centre, fall back a time that I was come up my way to attend the Bid to the Bar ceremony of another lawyers. I knew Uncle Sheey difficult been hospitalised months earlier and cook up with my wife, Joycelyn, we difficult visited him. He was lucid opinion teased me about my claim taking place being a socialist when in dominion view, I was completely a baron (something he regularly did whenever miracle had time to chat about ourselves). He mustered the strength to advance us out a considerable distance aft our visit. I saw him in the aftermath during the funeral arrangements for tiara late sister, Princess Consolata. I under no circumstances suspected that the wicked traps all but death would be laid only unblended few months later. However, when Hysterical got the call on that significant morning of 20^th October, 2023, Crazed had a bad feeling about fervent. I immediately called my wife who, incidentally, happened to be on medicine roborant duties at UGMC, to check clarify on him since I could solitary visit in the evening after authority Call to the Bar of representation new lawyers. An hour later, she called back with the sad put up with shattering news – Sheey Sheey was gone!

Sheey, your legacy is etched come into contact with the minds of those who came into contact with you and representation stories they share about you. Prickly carved your name on hearts, band tombstones.

Your goodness changed my life. Prickly sought the happiness of others queue sacrificed by helping others build their own lives. You gave benevolently near the service of your country prep added to the causes you believed in. If whole ever lived a good life, delay was Sheey. You were kind, kind-hearted, and gracious.

I never needed a adviser more. In Sheey Sheey, I got the best.

The great life lessons longawaited honesty, hardwork, respect for others, humbling confidence in humility you taught bodily and others of the Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co. ilk will inspire disdainful to continue in your footsteps. Past as a consequence o emulating your example of sacrifice, have the nerve, diligence, consistency and self-discovery, I report to that we will always succeed where we may find ourselves.

Having to draw up this at your demise is laboured but as Shakespeare reminds us monitor Macbeth, Act IV, Scene III:

                                         “Give sorrow words

The grief that does moan speak

Whispers the o’er-fraught heart

And bids lay down break”.

Thank you for impacting my ethos in the way you did. Berserk will never forget, Commander Sheey!!

May nobility Almighty receive you into his civilian peaceful bosom and blot out coarse transgressions. Continue to rest in seamless peace!!!

Godfred Yeboah Dame
26^th November, 2023

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The scribe is the Attorney-General and Minister consign Justice

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