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One of Ghana’s most respected private legal practitioners, Akoto Ampaw has died.

Details on the cause of his passing are currently scanty, but social media is awash with reports from some Ghanaians including some legal practitioners concerning the death of Mr. Ampaw.

Mr. Apaw was the lead lawyer for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the 2020 election petition.

Known as ‘Che Che’ right from his student days at the University of Ghana, Mr. Ampaw was also part of the New Patriotic Party’s legal team in the Electoral Petition of 2013.

He is a partner of Akufo-Addo’s law firm, Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co.

Lawyer Ampaw has an impeccable legacy in the legal fraternity especially championing human rights campaigns and fair justice.

He is a graduate of the University of Ghana, LL.B., 1973 and the Ghana School of Law, B.L., 1993.

He dealt in Commercial Law, Company Law, Industrial Law, Litigation among others.