Godfred Yeboah Dame has hit back at legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory, accusing him of spreading misinformation and deliberately twisting facts in their ongoing public spat.
In a pointed rejoinder shared on his social media page, the former Attorney-General described Sory’s allegations as “mischievous” and part of a pattern of politically motivated falsehoods.
“Clearly, you are wrong,” Dame wrote in a published response. “The allegation is mischievous and only continues a series of falsehoods often produced by lawyers of the NDC ilk to feed their foot soldiers.”
Dame’s comments come in reaction to Sory’s claim that the Attorney-General boasts about never losing a case during his time in office. According to Dame, this narrative is not only misleading but also contradicted by his own public record.
Citing examples from two Annual Bar Conferences, Dame said he has, in fact, openly acknowledged and even highlighted cases he has lost as evidence of Ghana’s robust and independent judicial system.
He referenced remarks made at the 2023 Bar Conference in Cape Coast, where he stated:
“When I look back at certain cases whose outcomes I consider undesirable, regardless of my own views on the questions being judged in them, I come to the conclusion that, what we have in this country is a fiercely independent Judiciary… I refer to recent decisions of the Supreme Court in the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development & 8 others vrs. The Attorney-General, Ezuame Mannan vrs. The Attorney-General and vrs. The Attorney-General.”
He also pointed to his speech at the 2024 Bar Conference in Kumasi, where he reaffirmed that the Judiciary’s independence was evident in rulings that went against the State:
“I can confidently say that I have been an Attorney-General in whose tenure the Judiciary has demonstrated complete independence and strength through decisions it gives in cases involving the State… we have also experienced some adverse decisions.”
Dame’s detailed response aims to refute any suggestion that he suppresses losses or manipulates the justice system, positioning himself instead as a champion of judicial independence—even when it does not favour the government.
