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When Arab ambassadors told Lavrov to "stop Iran", he replied:
"Did you condemn the actions of the USA and Israel? For example, did you condemn the death of 170 schoolgirls?"
ORAL ADDRESS TO THE WIND - What the Court refused to hear.
In the matter of Abu Trica
1. May it please the Court. I rise this morning with a question I had hoped never to carry into this room. What is the point of justice?
2. I ask it not as a matter of being impolite but as a matter of record, because the conduct of the Republic in this matter has pressed the question into my hands and left me no honest way to set it down.
3. Your Honour will recall that we last stood before this Court. We came ex parte, seeking an order to restrain the removal of Mr Frederick Kumi from the jurisdiction until his application could be heard. This Court, mindful of the liberty of the individual and mindful equally of the sovereignty of the State, declined to make an interim order. The Court directed that the matter proceed on notice, so that the State might be heard before any order touching it was made. We did not quarrel with that direction. We accepted it. We accepted it because we came to this Court in good faith, and because we assumed that same good faith on every side.
4. I also pressed the Court as to the difficulties we were having in having access to our Client. That we had written to the Attorney-General to grant us access to Mr Frederick Kumi and that that request had not been acceded to. We contacted the Interpol Division of the Ghana Police Service, which had custody over him; they told us they did not have him in their custody. We contacted the lawyer on record representing the Attorney-General, he failed to respond to our request even though the message was delivered.
5. This Court again expressed grace, and stayed its hand. The Court directed that we should make all private attempts to get the Attorney-General to grant us access to our client; and that if that fails, this court would grant an order for us to see the client, the next morning. On the Court’s direction, we went to the AGs Office, searched for the lawyer on record to no avail.
6. We reported back to the Court that these attempts had failed; but the Court in its continuous grace decided against the order and directed that we appear today at 11 am.
7. Yesterday, we found out through whistleblowers that he had been sent to the Police Hospital to conduct the preparing to take him out of the Country. We put people on standby, surveilled their vehicle and realized that he was being held in BNI custody.
8. So Yesterday, myself and three other lawyers followed up to the BNI Headquarters and after hours of waiting, we were told that our request to see him was approved. So we should proceed to Blue Gate where he was being kept.
9. When we got there, we were told that it was too late and they wont grant us access. They told us to come back the next day today. This morning on our way to the BNI, we found that Frederick Kumi had been removed at 7am.
10. I must now tell this Court what has reached us since this matter was set down, and, I believe, since I entered this room. The public press this morning reports that Mr Frederick Kumi was removed from this jurisdiction earlier today, aboard Delta Air Lines flight 157, an aircraft that departed at sixteen minutes past nine o'clock. I do not ask this Court to take that report as proved upon my word.
11. I invite the State, which alone holds the truth of it, to rise and tell this Court plainly whether it is so.
12. And if it is so, then let this Court weigh the hour. At sixteen minutes past nine, as this Court had convened us to consider whether a detained man might be permitted to see his lawyers, that man, if the report is true, was already above the clouds and already beyond our borders. The hearing this Court fixed, in fairness, so that the State could be heard, was overtaken by the very party for whose benefit it was fixed.
MAHAMA ADMINISTRATION PAYS US$1.470 BILLION TO CLEAR ENERGY SECTOR DEBT AND RESTORE WORLD BANK GUARANTEE WITHIN FIRST YEAR
1.The Government of Ghana, under the leadership of President John Dramani Mahama, has decisively resolved the crippling energy sector debt that posed one of the gravest risks to Ghana’s financial stability.
2.When President Mahama assumed office in January 2025, the energy sector had been pushed to the brink by years of persistent non-payment for gas supplied to the power sector from the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) field. As a result, the World Bank Partial Risk Guarantee of US$500 million had been completely depleted under the previous administration.
3.The Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG), established in 2015 under the previous NDC Government, was a critical safeguard that enabled nearly US$8 billion in private sector investment into Ghana’s energy sector through the Sankofa Gas Project.
https://t.co/p6IbSCnMeY was designed to guarantee payments to the project partners, ENI and Vitol, in the event of payment shortfalls. Its exhaustion represented a serious governance failure that undermined Ghana’s international credibility.
https://t.co/ngaycdqwRo a clear demonstration of fiscal discipline and responsible leadership, Government has, as at 31 December 2025, fully repaid US$597.15 million, inclusive of interest, drawn on the World Bank Guarantee. This achievement has restored the facility in full and reaffirmed Ghana’s standing as a credible and reliable partner on the global stage.
6. Between January and December 2025, Government, through carefully coordinated policy actions, also settled all outstanding gas invoices owed to ENI and Vitol for electricity generation. These payments totalled approximately US$480 million, ensuring that Ghana is fully current on its obligations to the Sankofa partners.
7. Through prudent financial management, adequate budgetary provisions have been secured to sustain timely payments going forward.
8. Government has also held constructive engagements with Tullow Oil and the Jubilee Field partners, agreeing on a comprehensive roadmap to guarantee full payment for all gas off-taken.
9. This approach is aimed at supporting reliable nationwide electricity generation while accelerating industrial growth.
10. Engagements with Ghana’s upstream partners have already resulted in increased gas production, guided by a clear national vision to rapidly scale up domestic gas supply to meet the country’s growing energy demand and reduce reliance on expensive liquid fuels.
11. As part of its broader energy sector reset, the Mahama Administration has successfully renegotiated all Independent Power Producer agreements to secure improved value for money for the Ghanaian people.
12. In 2025 alone, Government paid approximately US$393 million in legacy IPP debts, further anchoring the gains made in restoring stability to the sector.
13. See below a detailed breakdown of payments to each IPP.
• Karpowership Ghana Co. Ltd – US$120,000,000
• Cenpower Generation Co. Ltd – US$59,444,180
• Twin City Energy (Amandi) – US$37,986,534
• Early Power ltd – US$42,000,000
• BXC Company Ltd – US$10,560,000
• Meinergy Technology – US$8,820,000
• Sunon Asogli Ghana Ltd – US$54,000,000
• AKSA Energy Limited – US$30,000,000
• Cenit Energy ltd – US$30,000,000
TOTAL – US$392,810,714
14. Altogether, the Ministry of Finance has paid approximately US$1.470 billion in the 2025 fiscal year to rescue and restore Ghana’s energy sector.
Here is a controversial take.
A person who contracts a marriage under part 5 of the marriages act ( customary marriage) should not be able to convert that marriage to a marriage under part (3) (court marriage).
Two reasons:
1. It is not possible to convert court marriage to customary marriage. Why it should it work the other way, unless we have no respect for our custom.
2. Secondly, what if a person has two wives under custom. If he is allowed to convert 1, he automatically transforms himself into a criminal and his second marriage void. That is ridiculous.
I am excited to announce that on the 12th day of August 2025, I am commencing my LL.M. (Master of Law) program at @Harvard_Law .
This opportunity came with other equally competitive options from schools including UC Berkeley (Law); New York University (Law); University of Chicago (Law); University of Pennsylvania (Law); University of Michigan Ann Arbor (Law); Georgetown University (Law); and others. But I am convinced that HLS offers a suitable environment for my academic goals.
I want to further utilize this opportunity to express gratitude to @barkervogues “16 for his unparalleled guidance through this process and other academic and professional referees, including Dr. Ama Hammond, Dr. Jamal Tonzua Seidu, and Prof. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua.
It has been GOD, GRACE AND NATURE
Suspended CJ, Gertude Torkonoo goes to court again.
This time, she demands that the High Court declare invalid the proceedings of the committee constituted for her removal on grounds of procedural improprieties.
From Supreme Court to the High Court.
Will she succeed this time?
The Guardian has published a fantastic opinion piece of John Dramani Mahama calling out US Pres Trump over his treatment of Ramaphosa.
I read the article with pride. Son of a CPP minister truly.
https://t.co/8wEaKZDWrI
Ghana Bar Association(GBA) is a union.
General Legal Council is a statutory body.
Lawyers are not required to be members of GBA.
Lawyers should effectively and easily renew their practising license without being part of GBA.
Bring an end to the GBA monopoly.