In contrast to prior reports, the Law Society of Ghana (LSG) has said that the Speaker of Parliament has not resigned from the Ghana Bar Association (GBA).

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According to the news release from the LSG, Speaker Alban Bagbin only expressed concerns regarding the current situation of the GBA while expressing hope that there will be significant reforms that will enhance the association's reputation.

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“It must be placed on record that nowhere in the Speaker’s welcoming remarks during our visit did he ever state that he has resigned from the Ghana Bar Association (GBA).

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“In his remarks, he expressed in strong words his revulsion about the state of the GBA and wishes to see a change for a better Bar Association committed to the aims, objectives and ethics as captured and practised globally,” a statement signed by LSG’s acting President, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor.

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It was recently reported that Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, had resigned from the Ghana Bar Association (GBA).

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Per the earlier details, Mr. Bagbin had said that a lot of people were worried about the state of GBA and their actions.

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” I am no longer a member of GBA,” he is said to have noted while explaining tha he did not seem to benefit from the association.

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Speaker Bagbin said the GBA has now become an association of elites, stressing that he used to pay his dues “religiously” but got to know that any lawyer that attended the public tribunal was not recognized and thus his interest in GBA diminished.

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