The General Legal Council (GLC) has rejected the application of YouTuber Elorm Ababio, popularly known as Ama Governor, to be called to the Bar for the second time. The GLC cited her conduct in public as the reason for denying her the opportunity to become a lawyer.

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The decision has sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some netizens expressing their support for Ama Governor and others criticising her for violating the rules and ethics of the legal profession.One Twitter user, giveawayhub (@ritly_), posted a tweet saying that Ama Governor should know better and adhere to the codes and ethics of the profession.

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The user also said that Ama Governor should have kept quiet about her being part of the LGBTQ community, which is not accepted by the constitution."AMA Governor should know there are rules to every game. Every profession has codes and ethics. If she can’t adhere to these codes and ethics, then she should stop writing these applications. And she should’ve kept quiet about she being part of LGBTQ.

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She should’ve known better," giveawayhub tweeted.<img alt="" class="wp-image-577359"/>The tweet received some comments from other users who agreed or disagreed with giveawayhub's views.Nii Moe (@Nii_Moe_) commented that "Ama Governor will be denied a million times if she appeals a million times, implying that she has no chance of becoming a lawyer.

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"Richard Amoatey (@Amoateybi) wrote, "it seems that as long as one does not make their views and deeds public, they are good, suggesting that Ama Governor is being discriminated against for expressing her opinions and identity."giveawayhub replied to Richard Amoatey's comment by saying that Ama Governor is going to defend the constitution, which does not accept LGBTQ, implying that she is contradicting herself and her profession.

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The tweet and the comments have generated a lot of attention and debate on Twitter, with some users defending Ama Governor's right to be who she is and others accusing her of disrespecting the law and the profession.Ama Governor has not yet responded to the GLC's decision or the social media reactions. She was previously denied a call to the Bar in November 2022 after a controversial anonymous petition accused her of bad conduct online.

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The General Legal Council set up a committee to investigate the applicant-in-waiting to be called to the bar popularly referred to as Ama Governor after complaint of misconduct widely circulated videos engaging in conduct unbecoming of a candidate.

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After consideration of the report, the Council resolved to permit her to fill appropriate forms for application to be called to Bar in October/November 2023 citing observation and monitoring of her activities before considering her application.

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However, in a surprising turn of events, the General Legal Council in a statement noted that it has declined the application of Ama Governor to be called to the Bar, with the ceremony on Friday, October 20, 2023.According to the council her fate was decided at a meeting on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, after consideration of her public conduct leading up to the application.

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While the specific details of the council’s concerns have not been disclosed, it is clear that Ama governor’s actions and statements in the public domain were deemed problematic enough to warrant the rejection of her application to join the bar.

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On future considerations for Ama Governor to apply to join the bar the council noted that It was decided that she may reapply to be called to the Bar anytime there is a scheduled enrolment ceremony after the 20 October 2023 enrolment ceremony. It also added that her conduct will remain under scrutiny by the Council.

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It is worth noting that the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, in July this year made some comments why some people are denied the privileged of being called to the bar after applying.

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In the vide that went viral, Madam Torkornoo said; “When somebody has behaved in a certain way and we say we cannot call the person to the bar, I was surprised at the furore that rose up concerning the call to the bar of certain people and I thought, like seriously?“This is proper conduct for the legal sector? That is interesting.

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So, for you to come into the space of the legal sector, your conduct cannot be obscene and offensive and you expect to be admitted, it doesn’t work like that. Your comments on social media, your ex parte communication for judge is extremely critical,” she cautioned.

Governor, who felt directly targeted by the Chief Justice’s remarks, went on a Twitter rant to set the record

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straight. She vehemently denied engaging in any improper conduct and questioned the fairness of the process that led to the suspension of her “Call to the Bar.” According to her tweets, she successfully defended herself against a petition that challenged her eligibility for admission to the Bar. The petition was based on three grounds, two of which she claimed were fabrications.

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