Social media influencer, Elorm Ababio, also known as Ama Governor, has finally been granted the opportunity to be called to the bar after several failed attempts.
Ms. Elorm Ababio who has publicly disclosed her affiliation with the LGBTQ community joins 181 other individuals qualified to be called to the Bar on May 31, 2024.
According to a notice issued by the Director of the Ghana School of Law, the list of qualified individuals is not exhaustive and may change if the General Legal Council is made aware of any irregularities.
In October 2023, the Ghana Legal Council rejected Ghanaian social media influencer Elomi Ababio’s request to be called to the Bar.
The rejection was announced in a letter to Elomi Ababio, popularly known as Ama Governor, dated October 18, 2023.
“At the meeting of the General Legal Council held on Tuesday, 17th October 2023, your application to be called to the Bar was declined on account of elements noted in your public conduct prior to the application.
“You may complete the appropriate forms for application to be called to the Bar, any time there is a scheduled enrollment ceremony after the 20 October 2023 enrollment ceremony. In the meantime, Council will continue to monitor your conduct,” the letter read.
This comes after the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) representative’s report to the General Legal Council at the 2022/2023 bar conference held in Cape Coast disclosed that Elomi Ababio has been granted the opportunity to complete the application process for her bar call, scheduled for the October/November 2023 sessions.
She filed the appropriate forms to be called to the Bar, scheduled for October 20, 2023.
Prior to this, Ama Governor, faced a temporary setback in aspiring lawyer’s journey to the fraternity when a complaint was filed by a concerned citizen in November last year.
This complaint alleged that Ama Governor had engaged in conduct that was deemed “unbecoming of a bar applicant.”
As a result of this complaint, the General Legal Council decided to pause the process of calling Ama Governor to the bar.
This decision ignited significant reactions on both social media and in broader public discourse, sparking debates about the behavior of law students in Ghana.
Ama Governor vehemently rejected the allegations of misconduct, asserting that she had been treated unfairly throughout the ordeal.