Ghanaians react to the death of lawyer Akoto Ampaw

Renowned legal practitioner Anthony Akoto Ampaw, Esq., died on Friday, October 20, 2023.

According to reports, the veteran Ghanaian lawyer and human rights activist died at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC).

Reports indicate lawyer Ampaw, who is well noted for his roles in the 2012 and 2020 election petitions as a lawyer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has not been well since the beginning of 2023.

Many Ghanaians on social media are mourning the loss of the legal expert.

Some are praising him for his contribution to Ghana’s legal sector.

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni praised him for his advocacy for human rights in Ghana.

“He lived by the right creed. He stood for many just causes and championed the passage of civil society-backed laws such as Ghana's Right to Information Act. Lawyer Akoto Ampaw, you have fought a good fight. Rest well,” he wrote on X.

Lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a convenor of the #FixTheCountry# Movement, in a series of posts on X, said Ghana has lost a moral voice.

“So devastated to hear of the death of Lawyer Akoto Ampaw. This country has lost a moral voice,” he said.

View reactions of Ghanaians below:

Renowned private legal practitioner, Akoto Ampaw has passed away after a short illness. ????????????????️#3NewsGH #TV3NewDay pic.twitter.com/H1Qd6kzGHR

— B.You by Berla Mundi (@berlamundi) October 20, 2023

Rest In Peace Akoto Ampaw.
God is the ultimate judge ???? pic.twitter.com/woobF6iEJ1

— The Second Coming Of JM (@MotiaNframa) October 20, 2023

Here’s what Lawyer Akoto Ampaw had to say about NDC & NPP in one of his last interviews before his demise.

RIP Sir!

pic.twitter.com/OivrVeZou5

— Big Joe (The Bookseller) (@BigJoeBooks) October 20, 2023

Lead counsel for election 2020 election petition for the NPP Lawyer Akoto Ampaw has passed on. Very Unfortunate pic.twitter.com/zsvs1DnXW2

— Magadus (@Magadus1) October 20, 2023

Rest In Peace Sir, You Served Your Country Well….

Lawyer Akoto Ampaw, till we meet again ???????? pic.twitter.com/2aOAdlqjJh

— Gen. Buhari (@Gen_Buhari_) October 20, 2023

He lived by the right creed. He stood for many just causes and championed the passage of civil society-backed laws such as Ghana's Right to Information Act. Lawyer Akoto Ampaw, you have fought a good fight. Rest well. pic.twitter.com/lNLyi5R77p

— Manasseh Azure Awuni (@Manasseh_Azure) October 20, 2023

So devastated to hear of the death of Lawyer Akoto Ampaw

This country has lost a moral voice.

— Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor (@barkervogues) October 20, 2023

I am unfit to unlace Akoto Ampaw’s boots!

His humanity will endure twice his life.

— Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor (@barkervogues) October 20, 2023

Rest well lawyer Akoto Ampaw pic.twitter.com/67fC3oNZQh

— Amimaaliba (@amimaaliba) October 20, 2023

Awwww rest in perfect peace my learned friend Akoto Ampaw ???????????? pic.twitter.com/50BYtjewWq

— Nana Yaa Mbra Ayensu⚘ (@estherayensu1) October 20, 2023