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Godfred Yeboah Dame

Also known as: Mr. Dame · Mr Dame · counsel for the first accused · Dame · Former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame · Mr. Godfred Yeboah Dame · defence counsel · former Attorney General · Counsel for the couple · Former AG · Former AG Godfred Dame

Former Attorney General who has criticized EOCO's re-arrest of ex-Buffer Stock CEO and alleged procedural violations.

Dame is representing Abdul-Wahab Hanan Aludiba and his wife following their re-arrest by EOCO shortly after charges against them were discontinued in the National Food and Buffer Stock Company case, with Dame criticising the re-arrest as "extra judicial harassment" and raising constitutional and procedural concerns. He has also faced professional conduct complaints from lawyers for businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye, who accused him of violating ethical rules by issuing a press statement on an ongoing marital dispute.

2026-04-272026-05-07
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Divorce dispute over businessman's wealth and ex-wife's contribution

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In a televised interview on The Delay Show on 25 April 2026, microfinance mogul Richard Nii Armah Quaye claimed his ex-wife Joana Quaye played no meaningful role in his wealth accumulation and that he was already prosperous before their marriage. According to court records and her legal team's statement, this claim is demonstrably false and contradicts documented evidence that he returned from the United Kingdom in 2009 unemployed.

1 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Friday 1 May

  1. Divorce dispute over businessman's wealth and ex-wife's contribution

    In a televised interview on The Delay Show on 25 April 2026, microfinance mogul Richard Nii Armah Quaye claimed his ex-wife Joana Quaye played no meaningful role in his wealth accumulation and that he was already prosperous before their marriage. According to court records and her legal team's statement, this claim is demonstrably false and contradicts documented evidence that he returned from the United Kingdom in 2009 unemployed.

    1 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Wednesday 29 April

  1. Court strikes prosecution witness statements in Buffer Stock trial

    The Criminal Division of the High Court in Accra has struck out two witness statements filed by the prosecution in the trial of former CEO of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, and four others. The court ruled on April 29, 2026, that the prosecution had unlawfully filed fresh statements for individuals whose statements had already been adopted, without seeking leave of the court as required by the Practice Directions governing criminal proceedings.

    29 April 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Lawyers accuse Godfred Dame of breaching professional conduct rules

    Lawyers for Richard Nii Armah Quaye have accused legal practitioner Godfred Yeboah Dame of misleading the public and violating professional conduct rules by issuing a press statement about an ongoing marital legal dispute, arguing that such public comments breach Rule 38 of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette) Rules, 2020 and undermine the administration of justice.

    29 April 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Tuesday 28 April

  1. Lawyers criticize RNAQ's interview as prejudicial in divorce case

    Lawyers for Joana Quaye, ex-wife of businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye, have condemned comments he made on "The Delay Show," describing them as "substantially untrue" and prejudicial to their client's reputation in their ongoing four-year divorce battle. A High Court awarded Quaye GH¢300,000 in January despite her seeking GH¢50 million, prompting an appeal by her lawyers.

    28 April 2026 · Daily Guide →

  2. Attorney-General eulogises late Justice Gbadegbe at book launch

    Dr Dominic Ayine, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, praised the contributions of late Supreme Court Judge Justice Nasiru Suleman Gbadegbe as invaluable to Ghana's judiciary and nation at an event where his family launched his book "Procedure and Practice in the Supreme Court of Ghana." The publication, which Ayine described as a blueprint for judges and legal practitioners, was completed before Gbadegbe's death in April 2025.

    28 April 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 27 April

  1. Businessman denies ex-wife's claims of her contribution to success

    Richard Nii Armah Quay, founder of Bills and Quick Angels Limited, has stated he was financially stable and already established in business before marrying his ex-wife, Joana Coffie, and disputes her claims that she contributed to his success. He says allegations of physical abuse and that he was poor before marriage are untrue, noting the court has acquitted and discharged him of all accusations.

    27 April 2026 · Daily Guide →

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