A increasing number of people are calling for Attorney General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame to resign or be dismissed, and the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has joined the chorus.

This comes after a phone call that was leaked, in which Mr. Dame can be heard pressuring Richard Jakpa—the third defendant in the ongoing ambulance case—to bring Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson’s name to light.

Mensah Thompson, the Executive Director of ASEPA, denounced the Attorney General’s actions in a statement, saying they undercut the advancements made in advancing social equity, stopping human rights abuses, and advancing the administration of justice.

The group urged the President and the Ghana Bar Association to speak out on the issue, expressing dismay at their silence.

Trial is pending for Dr. Ato Forson, a former deputy minister of finance and minority leader, about his purported involvement in the acquisition of defective ambulances for Ghana.

Public discussion about the matter has begun, with many demanding the resignation of the Attorney General due to his actions.

The Attorney General’s acts have tarnished Ghana’s reputation, eroding the confidence of foreign organizations that annually give millions of dollars in support to government agencies and CSOs, ASEPA stressed.

“We are therefore adding our voice to the many voices calling on the AG to resign or be sacked by the President, a touted human rights lawyer who claims has fought on the side of people on the other side of the AG’s vicious venom. Even more worrying than the conduct of the Attorney General, is the silence of the Ghana Bar Association and the Presidency, reducing this troubling development to a banter between the two main political parties.”

“As a CSO we are aware of the millions of dollars international organizations spend in our Country every year to support CSOs and Governmental Agencies to promote social equality, prevent human rights violations and promote justice delivery, the AG’s conduct has therefore undermined the steady progress we have made in these areas of key interest to our development partners and the international community at large and therefore deserves nothing but utter condemnation from all including the Bar Association and other Stakeholders of the Judiciary.”

“It will be a further dent on the image of the Country if the Bar Association never finds its often skewed ruthless voice in this ongoing spectacle, everyone is watching”!!!