Maurice Ampaw’s Claim of Winning 300 Cases: Fact, Fiction, Or Political Performance?

Maurice Ampaw is often introduced with an impressive résumé: A Ghanaian lawyer, lecturer, and public speaker, born on September 24, 1968, and son of the late Gibson Dotse Ampaw, a former minister of health and member of parliament. On paper, his biography reads like a sweet-scented perfume. Yet beyond the surface, many Ghanaians continue to ask a simple but uncomfortable question.

Has Maurice Ampaw ever won a case for any of his clients as a lawyer? This is the question haunting him; thus, Ghanaians weren’t surprised when he came out and publicly declared winning over 300 cases, including high-profile human rights and criminal matters. I don’t believe him because for years, Maurice Ampaw has been truly practicing the profession with incompetence and not holding to the code of ethics of the Bar Association.

A good lawyer is defined by substantive legal knowledge, practical skill, and unwavering ethical conduct. These standards ensure that lawyers analyze cases accurately, communicate clearly, and advocate effectively without compromising integrity. Unfortunately, over the years, Maurice Ampaw has consistently demonstrated behavior that contradicts these principles.

His public interventions often lack legal depth, and his political activism frequently overshadows any professional credibility he claims to possess. The question of whether Ampaw has ever won a case is not merely rhetorical; it reflects the frustration of many Ghanaians who see him as ineffective, incompetent, and politically compromised.

Like Paul Adom‑Otchere, who used journalism to shield the NPP’s immoralities, including corruption, and money laundering, Ampaw has used his legal title to defend the same political machinery that collapsed Ghana’s economy, destroyed institutions, and enabled widespread corruption, illegal gold mining and money laundering. At a certain point, he was even criticizing the government for jailing Bernard Antwi-Bosiako, alias Wontumi.

Now that the NPP is in opposition and the flow of political benefits has dried up, Ampaw has turned his energy toward attacking Mahama’s administration. His sudden aggression is not driven by principle but by desperation. For eight years, he never confronted the lawlessness, corruption, and economic devastation caused by the Akufo‑Addo–Bawumia government.

He never spoke for pensioners who died in anguish because of the wicked policies, including “Agyapadie,” adopted by the opposition NPP for their benefit. He never condemned the bankrupting of state institutions. Yet today, he finds time to attack those who are cleaning the mess his party left behind. What qualifies such a person to be a professional lawyer?

Many Ghanaians are forced to wonder whether he earned his law certificate through merit or through political connections. His conduct does not reflect the discipline, neutrality, or ethical grounding expected of a legal practitioner. Ampaw famously vowed to relocate to Togo if Mahama won the 2024 elections. Mahama did win, yet Ampaw is still in Ghana, amplifying hatred and ignorance against a government that has restored stability, revived institutions, and begun rebuilding the nation in less than two years.

Nobody is asking Maurice Ampaw to praise the NDC, but at the very least, he should allow the government to do what his party failed to accomplish in eight years. Just this week, Ampaw targeted Sammy Gyamfi and Ibrahim Mahama, claiming the NPP “won’t need evidence” to jail them. If that is his understanding of law, then Ghana has a serious problem, since he is responsible for the NPP’s failure of governance.

Should the NDC also jail Akufo‑Addo, Bawumia, and Ken Ofori‑Atta, who fled to the United States, without evidence? Ampaw’s reckless statements reveal more about his fears than his legal expertise. His desperation suggests he may have skeletons in his cupboard, and it would not be unreasonable for the current government to investigate him. Ghana has suffered deeply from individuals who weaponize their professions for political gain.

When lawyers abandon ethics, journalists abandon truth, and politicians abandon responsibility, a nation collapses, as Ghana did under the Akufo‑Addo–Bawumia administration. The recovery we see today is not accidental; it is the result of leadership committed to restoring order, rebuilding institutions, and protecting the public interest. Maurice Ampaw represents a painful reminder of what happens when personal ambition replaces professional integrity.

Ghana does not need lawyers who shout louder than their competence. It needs lawyers who defend justice, uphold truth, and contribute meaningfully to national development. If Ampaw wishes to be taken seriously, he must first answer the question Ghanaians have been asking for years: What case has he ever won, and what value has he ever added to the legal profession?

More importantly, if he had conscience, integrity, and vision, he wouldn’t even think of the NPP coming to power in the next two decades, taking into consideration the crimes they committed which have sparked serious investigations into corruption in Ghana. Until then, Maurice Ampaw’s loudness will remain nothing more than an echo of a failed political era, one Ghana is determined never to return to.

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