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Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey

Also known as: Mr Adamtey

Private legal practitioner who filed a Supreme Court constitutional case challenging the Office of the Special Prosecutor's prosecutorial powers, decided July 2026.

2026-05-022026-07-27

In coverage

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  1. July 2026
  2. Joy Online

    A seven-member panel, chaired by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, fixed the date after parties concluded arguments in the case brought by private legal practitioner, Noah Adamtey.

    Parliament cannot transfer Attorney-General’s prosecutorial powers through legislation – Deputy AG
  3. Joy Online

    A seven-member panel chaired by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie fixed the date after parties concluded their arguments in the case brought by private legal practitioner Noah Adamtey.

    Constitution must be amended to create independent prosecutorial authority – Deputy AG
  4. Joy Online

    A seven-member panel, chaired by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, fixed the date after parties concluded arguments in the case brought by private legal practitioner, Noah Adamtey.

    High Court right to rule OSP Act cannot override Constitution – Dr Srem-Sai
  5. Joy Online

    A seven-member panel, chaired by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, fixed the date after parties concluded arguments in the case brought by private legal practitioner, Noah Adamtey.

    OSP established under ordinary legislation, not constitutional amendment – Deputy AG
  6. Joy Online

    Joining the conversation are private legal practitioner Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey, the Director of Communications for the United Party Solomon Owusu, NPP National Communications Team member Dr.

    This Saturday on Prime Insight: National cleanup, Abu Trica and Hanan troubles, and ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ discussions
  7. Joy Online

    The Legal Green Association (LGA) has congratulated Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey on his election as President of the Young Lawyers’ Forum, describing his victory as a reflection of the confidence and trust reposed in him by his colleagues.

    Legal Green Association congratulates Noah Adamtey on election as Young Lawyers’ Forum president
  8. Joy Online

    The discussion panel includes Solomon Owusu, Director of Communication for the United Party; private legal practitioner Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey; and Senyo Amekplenu, Spokesperson for the NPP Housing and Urban Development Committee.

    This Saturday on Prime Insight: Experts to dissect national flood response and Torkonoo saga
  9. June 2026
  10. Joy Online

    The Supreme Court is expected to deliver a landmark judgment on July 29, 2026, in a constitutional case brought by private citizen and lawyer Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey, which questions the legality of the prosecutorial powers exercised by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (O

    Supreme Court set to rule on Noah Adamtey’s challenge to OSP prosecutorial powers on July 29
  11. Joy Online

    The case — filed on December 12, 2025, by private legal practitioner Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey — invokes the exclusive original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to determine whether the OSP’s exercise of prosecutorial powers is unconstitutional.

    Deputy AG, 14 CSOs appear at Supreme Court for hearing on challenge to OSP’s prosecutorial powers
  12. Joy Online

    The case — filed on December 12, 2025, by private legal practitioner Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey — invokes the exclusive original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to determine whether the OSP’s exercise of prosecutorial powers is unconstitutional.

    Deputy AG, 14 CSOs appear at Supreme Court for hearing on challenge to OSP’s prosecutorial powers

Yesterday

  1. Deputy AG says Parliament cannot transfer prosecutorial powers by law

    Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has maintained that Parliament cannot transfer the Attorney-General's constitutionally mandated prosecutorial powers to the Office of the Special Prosecutor through ordinary legislation, arguing that only the person to whom the Constitution grants authority can delegate it.

    14 hours ago · Joy Online

  2. Ghana must amend constitution for independent prosecutorial authority

    Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai argues that Ghana cannot establish an independent prosecutorial authority or give the Office of the Special Prosecutor independent prosecutorial powers without amending Article 88 of the 1992 Constitution, which vests prosecutorial authority in the Attorney-General.

    15 hours ago · Joy Online

  3. High Court correctly ruled OSP Act cannot override Constitution

    Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai defended the High Court's ruling that the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, as ordinary legislation, cannot alter constitutional powers vested in the Attorney-General under Article 88 of the 1992 Constitution. He stated that only formal constitutional amendment procedures can change constitutional provisions, not ordinary parliamentary acts.

    15 hours ago · Joy Online

  4. Deputy AG: OSP established via ordinary legislation, not constitutional change

    Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has stated that the Office of the Special Prosecutor was established through ordinary legislation under Article 106 of the 1992 Constitution, not a constitutional amendment, and that the OSP Act cannot alter the constitutional powers of the Attorney-General or create an independent prosecutorial authority outside the Constitution's framework.

    15 hours ago · Joy Online

Friday 10 July

  1. Prime Insight to discuss cleanup, extradition, and agriculture policy

    Joy Prime's Prime Insight current affairs show will air Saturday, July 11, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM, with a panel of legal experts, political communicators, and activists debating the National Cleanup Exercise, the extradition of Frederick Kumi to the US and the arrest of former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, and the performance of the 'Nkoko Nkitikiti' agricultural project.

    10 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 9 July

  1. Legal Green Association congratulates Noah Adamtey as Young Lawyers' Forum president

    The Legal Green Association has congratulated Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey on his election as President of the Young Lawyers' Forum, citing his humility, selfless service, and dedication to the legal profession. The association urged him to promote integrity, inclusiveness, and servant leadership while strengthening unity within the profession.

    9 July 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 3 July

  1. Joy Prime panel to examine flood response and Torkonoo Supreme Court decision

    Prime Insight will feature experts evaluating the government's GHS 350 million flood relief package and Ghana Armed Forces operations, and examining legal implications of the Supreme Court's decision regarding Justice Torkornoo's removal.

    3 July 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 10 June

  1. Supreme Court to rule on OSP prosecutorial powers legality

    The Supreme Court will deliver a judgment on July 29, 2026, in a constitutional case brought by lawyer Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey, challenging whether Parliament lawfully granted the Office of the Special Prosecutor independent investigative and prosecutorial powers, arguing the 1992 Constitution vests prosecutorial authority exclusively in the Attorney-General.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Supreme Court hears challenge to OSP's constitutional prosecutorial powers

    The Deputy Attorney-General and 14 civil society organisations appeared at the Supreme Court for a case filed in December 2025 challenging whether Parliament unconstitutionally granted prosecutorial powers to the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The Attorney-General's office argues that Article 88(3) of the Constitution vests prosecutorial powers solely in its office and that Parliament acted unconstitutionally by passing the OSP Act, 2017.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online

  3. Supreme Court hears challenge to OSP's independent prosecutorial powers

    The Deputy Attorney-General and 14 civil society organisations appeared at the Supreme Court for a hearing on a constitutional case challenging whether Parliament had the authority to grant the Office of the Special Prosecutor independent prosecutorial powers. The case, filed by private legal practitioner Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey, argues that Articles 88(3) and 88(4) of the Constitution vest prosecutorial authority solely in the Attorney-General, and that the OSP Act 2017 was unconstitutional.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 11 May

  1. Ghana's anti-corruption institutions face judicial pressure in April–May 2026

    Ghana's anti-corruption architecture—built over three decades through the Office of the Special Prosecutor (created 2017), the Economic and Organised Crime Office, and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice—has come under simultaneous High Court and constitutional pressure. In April and May 2026, rulings declared the OSP's independent prosecutorial mandate void and expunged an EOCO lawyer from a high-profile case, threatening to reduce the system from functioning accountability to a "formally impressive but practically defanged structure."

    11 May 2026 · Joy Online

Saturday 2 May

  1. High Court strips EOCO lawyer from NAFCO case prosecution team

    A High Court judge removed EOCO lawyer Radiatu Abdulai from the prosecution team in the NAFCO/Buffer Stock case, ruling that no sufficient authorisation from the Attorney-General had been demonstrated for her to appear. The ruling follows an earlier High Court decision that stripped the Office of the Special Prosecutor of its prosecutorial powers, and reveals growing fragility in Ghana's anti-corruption institutions.

    2 May 2026 · Joy Online

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