Tsatsu Tsikata — legal luminary who served as counsel for SALL petitioners and formerly worked at Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, advocating for voter reparations and constitutional protections.
… Legal practitioner and energy sector veteran Tsatsu Tsikata said the long-term success of regional gas integration will depend on addressing recurring payment and supply challenges that have affected the West African Gas Pipeline system. …
… Energy sector veteran Tsatsu Tsikata said stronger commercial arrangements, including secure payment systems and reliable gas supply mechanisms, would be necessary to support future regional projects and strengthen investor confidence. …
… Tsatsu Tsikata, Kofi Bentil, Martin Kpebu, Edudzi Tamakloe, and Kwamena Ewusi-Brown speak, often with precision and urgency, about what is broken, bending, or barely holding together in Ghana’s legal system. …
… He referenced the removal of former GBA President Nii Osae Mills in 2008 after he criticised a judge who jailed lawyer and businessman Tsatsu Tsikata. …
Legal luminary Tsatsu Tsikata has opened up on a rare professional paradox. Standing before judges he once taught, and sometimes losing before them, yet walking away with pride. …
Legal luminary Tsatsu Tsikata has revealed why a path many expected him to take – joining the judiciary – never materialised, despite early ambitions to become a judge. …
Legal luminary Tsatsu Tsikata has described the disenfranchisement of voters in the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) areas as a grave threat to Ghana’s democratic order. …
Legal luminary Tsatsu Tsikata has warned that systemic exclusion, as in the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) case, risks eroding the state’s legitimacy. …
At the 2026 West Africa Gas Summit in Accra, officials and industry leaders said regional gas integration requires stronger commercial frameworks and private investment to lower energy costs and support industrialisation across West Africa. The West African Gas Pipeline, which transports gas from Nigeria to Ghana, Togo and Benin, demonstrates successful regional cooperation that could be expanded further.
Why it matters
West African gas integration could lower energy costs and accelerate industrialisation across the region, with Ghana as a key hub.
At the 2026 West Africa Gas Summit in Accra, officials and industry leaders said regional gas integration requires stronger commercial frameworks and private investment to lower energy costs and support industrialisation across West Africa. The West African Gas Pipeline, which transports gas from Nigeria to Ghana, Togo and Benin, demonstrates successful regional cooperation that could be expanded further.
West African countries are pursuing deeper regional integration and expanded cross-border gas infrastructure to strengthen energy security and lower electricity generation costs. Ghana's Deputy Minister for Energy noted that gas accounts for about 80 percent of Ghana's power generation fuel mix, and cited the West African Gas Pipeline as a successful example of regional collaboration.
A legal scholar and commentary on Ghana's justice system notes persistent court delays and systemic failures despite widespread recognition of problems by prominent lawyers and legal experts. The article illustrates how delayed justice affects ordinary Ghanaians—market vendors in land disputes, unafforded youth, and accused persons awaiting trial.
Government Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu has accused the Ghana Bar Association of political bias and hypocrisy, claiming the NDC has suffered greater judicial hostility than any other party while the NPP has benefited from favourable judicial outcomes since 2001.
The Supreme Court has dismissed Ecobank Ghana's application to set aside an earlier ruling in favour of Daniel Ofori. The court confirmed that Ofori is entitled to monthly compounded interest at 30 per cent from June 2, 2008, to July 25, 2018, with post-judgment interest accruing at 13.5 per cent until full payment, and awarded GH¢50,000 in costs in his favour.
Legal luminary Tsatsu Tsikata has said he maintains professional boundaries when appearing before judges who were once his students, focusing on respect for their judicial role rather than past relationships. He noted that he has felt proud of court decisions even when rulings went against him, if the judicial reasoning was sound.
Legal veteran Tsatsu Tsikata says he deliberately downplays his history as a former lecturer to judges he now appears before in court, emphasizing that courtroom roles must take precedence over past academic relationships.
Legal luminary Tsatsu Tsikata has explained that although he once aspired to become a judge, he shifted focus toward using law for national development, particularly in Ghana's natural resources management. His professional evolution, especially during his time at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, led him to see broader applications of legal expertise beyond courtroom adjudication.
Legal luminary Tsatsu Tsikata has warned that the exclusion of over 17,000 voters from the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi areas in the 2020 parliamentary elections represents a grave threat to Ghana's constitutional practice and democratic stability. He stressed that the disenfranchisement deprived the communities of parliamentary representation and access to development resources, and warned that such exclusions risk undermining the republic if they occur in multiple areas.
Legal expert Tsatsu Tsikata has warned that systemic exclusion, as exemplified by the SALL case, risks eroding the state's legitimacy and blurring the line between lawful governance and lawlessness. He argues that SALL residents are owed compensation and reparation for being denied parliamentary representation in the 2020 elections, and describes the situation as a constitutional threat to the Republic.
Legal luminary Tsatsu Tsikata has called for reparations for residents of the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi traditional areas, who were unable to vote in the 2020 parliamentary election after being moved to the Oti Region without being assigned a constituency. Tsikata, who served as counsel for the petitioners, argues they should be compensated for the representation and Common Fund access they lost during the four-year period.