{"id":17787,"date":"2026-10-09T14:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=17787"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:37:30","slug":"1568-new-lawyers-including-umaru-sanda-sam-george-armah-kofi-buah-called-to-ghana-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=17787","title":{"rendered":"1,568 new lawyers including Umaru Sanda, Sam George, Armah-Kofi Buah, called to Ghana Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The General Legal Council has admitted 1,568 new lawyers to the Ghana Bar, formally ushering them into the legal profession at a ceremony held at the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) in Teshie, Accra.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-anno-skip google-anno-sc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" aria-label=\"Ghanaian Opinion Articles\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Ghanaian Opinion Articles<\/div>\n<p>The new entrants have completed years of legal education and professional training, qualifying them to join the ranks of legal practitioners in the country upon fulfilling the required admission formalities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6034552436546687\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"filled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-6034552436546687&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=144910138&amp;adf=3002841736&amp;pi=t.aa~a.1646233568~i.1~rp.4&amp;abgtt=6&amp;w=750&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1791556217&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4282796847&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=750x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.citinewsroom.com%2F2026%2F10%2F1568-new-lawyers-including-citi-fms-umaru-sanda-sam-george-armah-kofi-buah-called-to-ghana-bar%2F&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=188&amp;rw=749&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;aiof=14&amp;asro=0&amp;aimartd=4&amp;aieuf=1&amp;aicrs=1&amp;fa=27&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTkuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiMTU0LjAuODAzNy41NyIsbnVsbCwwLG51bGwsIjY0IixbWyJDaHJvbWl1bSIsIjE1NC4wLjgwMzcuNTciXSxbIkdvb2dsZSBDaHJvbWUiLCIxNTQuMC44MDM3LjU3Il0sWyJOb3QgQShCcmFuZCIsIjk5LjAuMC4wIl1dLDBd&amp;dt=1791556215618&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=90618&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20261007&amp;mjsv=m202610070101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3D1f36035c4e5702b7%3AT%3D1791309077%3ART%3D1791474073%3AS%3DALNI_MZKWmeyv-N3oP2VTqrJ3N1js9ch0g&amp;gpic=UID%3D00001559db9289e1%3AT%3D1791309077%3ART%3D1791474073%3AS%3DALNI_MbVTJWJ89Wgi-eTa51Ri83HYoeydQ&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D0f785a701b22eb48%3AT%3D1791309077%3ART%3D1791474073%3AS%3DAA-AfjY6s_npW64gAD-LmYIS3PS0&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C1200x280&amp;nras=2&amp;correlator=658694027252&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=0&amp;u_his=16&amp;u_h=800&amp;u_w=1280&amp;u_ah=752&amp;u_aw=1280&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=32&amp;adx=62&amp;ady=1609&amp;biw=1265&amp;bih=575&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=520&amp;eid=95404844%2C95405493%2C122881492&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=5710441889796071&amp;tmod=89795491&amp;uas=1&amp;nvt=6&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.citinewsroom.com%2F&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1280%2C0%2C1280%2C752%2C1280%2C575&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;pgls=CAEQBBoHMS4xODkuMA..~CAEQBRoFNC4yLjI.~CAEQBg..&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=1&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=1932\" name=\"aswift_2\" width=\"750\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-query-id=\"CJzxnoCTrZcDFX5R_gUdvq4K-A\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Among the prominent personalities admitted to the Bar are the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George; 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