Ama Governor

Social media influencer and lawyer-in-waiting, Elorm Aba Ababio, also known as Ama Governor has been denied a Call to the Bar by the General Legal Council for the second time running. This comes ahead of this year's Call to the Bar ceremony scheduled for Friday October 20, 2023 According to a letter sighted by GhanaWeb, dated 18 October 2023 and signed by Justice Cyra Pamela C. A. Koranteng (JA); the Judicial Secretary, the decision was based on the Council's scrutiny of Ms. Elorm Ababio's conduct leading up to her application. In a previous letter dated 13 March 2023, the General…

Elorm Ama Ababio, popularly known as Ama Governor, a Ghanaian social media influencer and lawyer-in-waiting, has publicly restated her queer identity. Speaking in an interview on Joy News on September 23, 2023, during the #OccupyJulorbihouse demonstration in Accra, she emphasized that her sexual orientation has no bearing on her qualifications to become a lawyer. Ama Governor, who was previously denied access to the bar due to a petition filed against her, disclosed that she has emerged victorious in the case and is set to be called to the bar in October 2023. She explained that the petition, which led to…

Ghanaian social media influencer and lawyer-in-waiting Elorm Ama Ababio, also known as Ama Governor, has finally been granted access to be called to bar. In November 2022, Ama Governor was denied to be called to the bar following a complaint filed by a “concerned citizen”. The complaint alleged that Ama Governor had been engaging in what was described as “conduct unbecoming of an applicant to be called to bar”. The complaint led to the decision by the Legal Council to put a hold on the call to bar of Ama Governor. The decision was met with massive reactions both on…