New Attorneys for Ministry of Justice

The Ministry of Justice has approved the appointment of 27 new attorneys as parts of efforts to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry to deliver efficient services to the state.

A statement signed by Mr. Kwasi Krafona, Public Relations Officer of the Ministry issued in Accra on Tuesday said the Legal Service Board, chaired by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Attorney General, approved the appointment.

It said, the new appointees would beef up the capacity of the various divisions of the Attorney General's office, including, Prosecution, Civil, Legislative drafting and international law divisions, while some of them would be posted to the regional offices, particularly, the three northern regions and Brong Ahafo, which are "desperately in need of more attorneys."

The statement said the minimum number of attorneys needed by the Office of the Attorney General nation-wide is 200 and the new appointees would alleviate to some extent, the shortage of personnel faced by the Ministry.

"Even with this exercise, the total number will still fall short of this minimum. Approval is therefore, being sought from the Ministry of Finance for the recruitment of 30 more attorneys this year."

It added that, the recruitment exercise, coupled with the new power recently granted the Attorney General by Parliament to appoint private prosecutors from the Bar, would help to improve the effectiveness and output of the Ministry of Justice.