Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Edudzi Tameklo has admonished former Attorney General, Godfred Dame to seek forgiveness from God for alleged “witness tampering” in the Ambulance purchase trial.
Speaking on TV3’s KeyPoints, May 24, 2025, Mr. Tameklo said Dame must do this for purposes of good conscience to free himself guilt and shame.
“I have always maintained that in good conscience, Godfred Yeboah Dame if he is a Catholic should get a Roman Father and possibly do a confession and ask for forgiveness of sins.
“You don’t know the conspiracy that Godfred built to put Ato Forson in jail at all cost. It is a painful episode and that should never happen again,” he noted.
During the Ambulance trial, Dame was heard in an audio recording which was later admitted into evidence in court, allegedly attempting to influence the testimony of Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the case.
A year on, a Ghanaian citizen, Daniel Kwame Ofosu-Appiah, has formally petitioned the General Legal Council (GLC), accusing former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, of professional misconduct in relation to the said Ambulance trial of Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and others.
Filed under Section 18 of the Legal Profession Act, 1960 (Act 32), the complaint cites an audio recording—admitted into evidence in court—as proof that Mr. Dame allegedly attempted to influence the testimony of Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the case.
The audio, supported by WhatsApp messages between the two, forms part of a series of evidence Mr. Ofosu-Appiah believes warrants disciplinary action.
According to the complaint, Mr. Dame’s conduct engaging privately with a represented party during an active trial—violates multiple provisions of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette) Rules, 2020, including breaches relating to honesty, witness tampering, and undermining the administration of justice.
Mr. Ofosu-Appiah is requesting that the GLC’s Disciplinary Committee consider sanctions ranging from suspension to removal from the roll of lawyers, stating that the matter is of urgent public interest and vital to upholding trust in Ghana’s justice system.
