Dame trying to use CJ Torkonoo's lawsuit to repair his damaged reputation — Kpebu

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has accused former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame of using his role in suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo’s lawsuit as a public relations strategy to rehabilitate his damaged image.

According to Mr Kpebu, Dame’s involvement in the case is not only controversial but appears to be a calculated move to divert public attention from the damning revelations in the recently concluded ambulance procurement trial.

“This case is also serving as a rehabilitation for him. You know, because of the terrible things he did in the Jakpa tape, he thinks by coming to court, wading into these conversations, and people talking about it, after a while we will stop talking about the tape,” Lawyer Kpebu said on Accra-based TV3.

However, the lawyer asserted that this case won’t erase the reputational damages neither will it avert the punishment awaiting the former Minister of Justice.

“But it won’t stop. So he better just prepare to face justice. Once the tape has been admitted and shown to be authentic, Godfred Dame must face the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council,” he noted.

The lawyer was reacting to the Supreme Court lawsuit filed on Wednesday, May 21, by Justice Torkonoo through Mr Dame.

The suit seeks 16 reliefs, including a reversal of her suspension and an interlocutory injunction to halt the work of the five-member committee probing petitions for her removal.

The suit also prays the apex court to restrain Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu from participating in the proceedings, citing potential bias.

However, Mr Kpebu insists Dame’s involvement is ethically questionable and raises serious concerns.

“The optics are very bad in her choice of lawyer. It’s terrible. I can’t believe it. People made comments earlier, so I thought the Chief Justice would have taken a cue,” he said.