Private legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory has showered praise on his arch-rival and nemesis, Godfred Yeboah Dame, the former Attorney General and Minister for Justice.
Mr. Sory commended Mr. Dame for the professionalism he demonstrated in handling the bail conditions for Collins Dauda, the former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Asutifi South Constituency, when he was arrested and arraigned for allegedly causing a public disturbance at a voter registration centre.
Speaking on the KSM Show, Sory’s words of praise came as a shock to many, given that the two legal juggernauts have crossed swords in the public sphere on several occasions and over several cases.
According to him, Mr. Dame did not oppose the bail conditions for the former MP during a court hearing. Instead, he supported the bail motion so that Collins Dauda could continue to discharge his mandate as a Member of Parliament.
“I am going to mention Godfred Dame — the credit I give to him. People read my publications and think I have something against him, but I don’t. I just speak my mind. There was a case he came to court to prosecute. It involved Collins Dauda. When it was time for me to move an application for bail, I said no.
“Godfred Dame was the Minister for Justice, and I didn’t think that I should be moving a motion for a bail application for a sitting Member of Parliament. He was supposed to inform the court he was not opposed to granting bail for a sitting MP, and honestly he got up and did it. Credit to Godfred Dame for making sure the right thing was done.”
Mr Sory’s comment came at the back of the arrest and delay application of Bono Regional NPP Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye DC.
Kwame Baffoe Abronye was detained by the Ghana Police Service for days over alleged breach of peace and publication of false news.
He was subsequently granted bail by the court in the sum of GH¢50,000 with one surety, without justification.