His Excellency the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana , Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has sworn in a nine-member Legal Service Board today, at the Jubilee House pursuant to the Legal Service Act, 1993(PNDCL 320).
The nine-member Board which is chaired by Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame have been tasked to spearhead the establishment of an efficient, reputable and well motivated legal service sector in the country.
Other members include the two Deputy Attorney Generals, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah and Diana Asonaba Dapaah, Helen Akpene Awo Ziwu, the Solicitor-General, Justice Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Dr. Janet Ampadu Fofie, Chairperson of the Public Services Commission, Kwaku Gyau, a representative of the Ghana Bar Association, Daniel Kwaku Tweneboah Asirifi, and Sylvia Assimeng Archer nominees of the President on the Board.
Addressing members of the Board after administering the official oath and the oath of Secrecy to them at the Jubilee House Monday, Dr Bawumia noted that the presidency is looking forward to receiving the advice of the Board on matters connected with the structure and conduct of the affairs of the Service, particularly, in relation to the recruitment, appointment, promotion, discipline and dismissal and any other conditions of service for officers of the Legal Service.
The Legal Service Board per the Act that established it, the Legal Service Act, 1993 (PNDCL 320), serves as a body required “to advise the President on the matters connected with the structure and conduct of the affairs of the Service and in particular, in relation to the recruitment, appointment, promotion, discipline, dismissal and any other conditions of service of officers in the Service.