Akoto Ampaw
Anthony Akoto Ampaw, also known as Sheey Sheey, was a Ghanaian lawyer and human rights activist. He was the head of the legal team defending President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's win in the 2020 Presidential elections at the Supreme Court of Ghana.
Education
Akoto Ampaw studied LL.B at University of Ghana in 1973 and was also a graduate from the Ghana school of law with B.L in 1993. He specialized in commercial law, company law, industrial law, litigation, constitutional and human rights law, media law, labour law, investment lawDeath
The late lawyer Akoto Ampaw died at University of Ghana medical center on 20 October 2023. The one- week observance of Ampaw was held on 5 November 2023 at the Akoto- Ampaw residence, North Keneshie, near the Holy Trinity Hospital in Accra.Legacy
The Ghana Journalists Association has honored him at their annual awards meant to recognize extra ordinary work meant to promote democracy and good governance in Ghana.Friends of Ampaw, in collaboration with the Centre for Democratic Development and the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, held a public lecture on 23 October 2024, to honor his legacy. The event, held on the University of Ghana campus in Accra, attracted many civil society organizations, individuals, students, stakeholders from the judiciary and education sectors, foreign envoys, and non-governmental organizations.