Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has paid tribute to the late renowned legal practitioner, Akoto Ampaw, who died late last week.

Bawumia express ed admiration for Ampaw’s outstanding frankness and humility.

In a Facebook post, Dr. Bawumia conveyed his condolences to the family of Mr. Ampaw, acknowledging the pain of their loss and offering prayers for their strength during this challenging period.

He wrote, “I am greatly saddened to hear about the passing of my friend, lawyer Anthony Akoto-Ampaw (Sheyshey). Sheyshey’s loyalty, commitment, frankness, and humility were outstanding. I offer my empathy to the Akoto-Ampaw family for this painful loss and pray for God’s protection for them during this difficult period. May the soul of my departed friend find a peaceful rest.”

The late Akoto Ampaw was a prominent human rights activist, anti-corruption campaigner, and legal luminary who passed away on October 20, 2023, at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC).

He was well-known for his role as the lead lawyer for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the 2020 election petition and was part of the New Patriotic Party’s legal team during the Electoral Petition of 2013.

Throughout his career, he championed human rights campaigns and fair justice, specializing in various legal areas, including commercial law, company law, industrial law, litigation, constitutional and human rights law, media law, labour law, and investment law.

Akoto Ampaw was also a vocal opponent of the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill currently under consideration by Parliament.

He graduated from the University of Ghana with an LL.B. in 1973 and the Ghana School of Law with a B.L. in 1993. His passing is a significant loss to the legal community and human rights advocacy in Ghana.

A businessman affected by the floods caused by the Akosombo dam spillage, Harry Cosmos Amevor, has decried the losses he has incurred due to the Akosombo dam spillage.

He said he had lost GH¢200,000 worth of products and needed urgent help to get back on his feet.

He is calling on the government to come to his aid in the form of loans in order to get his businesses back running.

He told JoyNews “I cannot even eat or sleep. I am appealing to the government to come to our aid…we could take a loan if the bank would accept us and give us a grace period to pay back the money.”

He added that several of his customers and patrons have been affected by the flood therefore it has also become difficult to sell.

“In Sogakope for instance, I supply products to over 10 hotels, and as we speak, seven of them are badly affected as they have submerged,” he said.

Black Galaxies coach, Annor Walker, in my is confident his team will put up a different attitude when they face Sudan in their crucial game of the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN).

Ghana suffered a 2-1 defeat against Madagascar in their Group C opener on Sunday at the Stade Chahid Hamlaoui.

The Black Galaxies will hope to record their first win when they come up against the Sudanese on Thursday in their second group game.

Ahead of the game, the veteran trainer says though he was unhappy with the result on Sunday, he believes the team was poised to win against Sudan to secure a place in the next round of the competition.

“I wasn’t happy with my team, especially in the first half. We did not play the way we are used to. Our players were not mobile and after the changes in the second half we played better,” he told the Ghana FA website.

“They were not a better side. We lost because we didn’t play the way we normally play. In the second half when we made our changes you see that we dominated the game but we failed to take our chances and that caused us,” he said.

Walker also refuted suggestions that the cold weather conditions in Constantine may have been affected his team and added that the team will now focus and approach Thursday’s game with all seriousness.

“The weather was okay compared to the previous days since we arrived in Constantine. Though it was quite cold.

“After the game, the players were really down because we lost the game. We have met as a team and I can see how focused they are on Thursday’s game. 

“They know what is at stake on Thursday. They are ready and their attitude will be different on Thursday,” he added.

The game has been scheduled to kick off at 19:00GMT at the Stade Chahid Hamlaoui.