Gabby Otchere-Darko congratulates new GBA president Efua Ghartey

Efua Ghartey polled 1,279 votes (54.24%) to beat her competitor, Agbesi Dzakpasu, who polled 1,060 (44.95%) in the race for president of the Ghana Bar Association

Fred Dzakpata September 12, 2024

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The founder and executive chairman of the Africa Prosperity Network (APN), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has congratulated the newly elected president of the Ghana Bar Association(GBA).

Members of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) on Wednesday elected Efua Ghartey as the first female president of the GBA.

Ghartey will succeed Yaw Acheampong Boafo who has served as the GBA president from September 2021 and Victoria Barth will replace Kwasi Amoako Adjei.

Efua Ghartey won 1,279 votes representing 54.24% of the valid votes cast to beat her contender, Agbesi Dzakpasu, who polled 1,060 votes (44.95%).

In a terse statement on Facebook on Wednesday ( 11 September) Otchere-Darko said” Congratulation to Efua Ghartey on her election as the first female president of the Ghana Bar Association.”

Momentous occasion

The GBA’s election of both Ghartey and Barth to these top positions marks a momentous occasion, breaking with the association’s previous male-dominated leadership structure.

Efua Ghartey, a seasoned lawyer of over 30 years’ standing at the Bar with an extensive track record of service to the GBA, was running for national president for the third time.

Her two previous attempts ended in a narrow loss to Tony Forson, the GBA’s immediate past president, and Yaw Boafo, the current national president, by slim margins of 67 and 65 votes, respectively.

Undeterred by these setbacks, Ghartey spent the past six years consistently voicing her intention to lead the GBA.

Many believed that her perseverance, combined with her advocacy for women’s rights, made her the favourite in today’s election and that victory for Ghartey would represent a shift towards a more progressive Bar.

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