Gifty Afenyi-Dadzie: Veteran journalist, ex-GJA president called to the Bar

A veteran journalist and one-time president of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Gifty Afenyi-Dadzie is now a lawyer.

She was among 181 others called to the Bar by the General Legal Council (GLC) on Friday, May 31, 2024.

The event, a Mini Call, is a special meeting of the council, which usually precedes the main call to the Bar, which is due for later this year.

Afenyi-Dadzie (born 7 June 1957) worked for years as a journalist / media practitioner and served as the first female Vice President and later President of the GJA.

She has also served on several public boards with her highest known public office being her appointment in 2005 by then-President John Agyekum Kufuor as a member of the Council of State.

She was the youngest person then to be appointed to serve on the Council.

She is the National Prayer Director for the Women's Aglow Ministry and interdenominational Christian women's fellowship.

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Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkornoo, speaking at the ceremony, extended congratulations to the lawyers.

She emphasized that the practice of law "is not an arena for the mediocre display of supposed knowledge superiority, but rather a domain for consistent, humble, sober, and reflective thought processes that enable you to serve those who rely on you with clarity and benefit."

She further urged the new lawyers to employ their knowledge for the betterment of society.

The Chief Justice remarked that the world "is confronted with unprecedented challenges that require wisdom, resilience, and understanding in the way lawyers interpret and apply the legal principles they have learned to real-world issues."

She called on them to undertake their work with a sense of duty and responsibility.

In attendance were members of the council, led by the Chief Justice, Justices of the Superior Courts of Judicature, the Director of Legal Education at the Ghana School of Law, the Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, and deans from various law faculties.

SARA