Akoto Ampaw

Anthony Akoto Ampaw
Lead Counsel for President Akufo-Addo: 2020 Election Petition.
Personal details
Born	Anthony Akoto Ampaw 1950 (1950) Hohoe, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Died	20 October 2023(2023-10-20) (aged 72–73) Accra, Ghana
Residence(s)	Kaneshie, Accra
Education	University of Ghana
Alma mater	University of Ghana Ghana School of Law University of Ghana Middle Temple
Occupation	Lawyer and human rights activist

Anthony Akoto Ampaw (1950 – 20 October 2023), also known as Sheey Sheey, was a Ghanaian lawyer and human rights activist.[1] He was the head of the legal team defending President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's win in the 2020 Presidential elections at the Supreme Court of Ghana.[2][1]

Education

Akoto Ampaw studied LL.B at University of Ghana in 1973 and was also a graduate from the Ghana school of law with B.L in 1993.[2] He specialized in commercial law, company law, industrial law, litigation, constitutional and human rights law, media law, labour law, investment law[1]

Death

The late lawyer Akoto Ampaw died at University of Ghana medical center(UGMC) on 20 October 2023. The one- week observance of Ampaw was held on 5 November 2023 at the Akoto- Ampaw residence, North Keneshie, near the Holy Trinity Hospital in Accra.[3][4][5][6]

Legacy

The Ghana Journalists Association has honored him at their annual awards meant to recognize extra ordinary work meant to promote democracy and good governance in Ghana.[7][8]

Friends of Ampaw, in collaboration with the Centre for Democratic Development and the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, held a public lecture on 23 October 2024, to honor his legacy. The event, held on the University of Ghana campus in Accra, attracted many civil society organizations, individuals, students, stakeholders from the judiciary and education sectors, foreign envoys, and non-governmental organizations.[9]

Personal life

Akoto Ampaw married Akua Ampaw, a lawyer and a lecturer at the Ghana School of Law and they had four children.[10]

References

1. Darfah Frimpong, Enoch (20 October 2023). "Top Ghanaian lawyer Anthony Akoto Ampaw passes on". Graphic Online.
2. "Akoto Ampaw, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
3. "Late Akoto Ampaw's one week observance held". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
4. "Prominent lawyer, Akoto Ampaw reportedly dead - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
5. "Akoto Ampaw was there for me too". Ghana Business News. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
6. Nartey, Laud (20 October 2023). "Akoto Ampaw was a true human rights lawyer – Nyaho-Tamakloe". 3news.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
7. "Nominations for the 28th GJA Media Awards opens". 12 June 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
8. "Akufo-Addo urges journalists to stay as 'gatekeepers of truth'". www.myjoyonline.com. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
9. Kuzor, Albert (23 October 2024). "First Akoto Ampaw public lecture held in Accra". MyJoyOnline.
10. Smiley, Nii (20 October 2023). "Lawyer Akoto Ampaw Biography". GhanaCelebrities.Com. Retrieved 24 October 2024.