Ghana School of Law will not be abolished- Barima Oppong
31st July 2025
The Director of Legal Education at the Ghana School of Law, His Lordship Barima Nana Yaw Oppong, has reassured the public that the Ghana School of Law will not be abolished, despite recent announcements regarding major changes to the country's legal education system.
His statement comes after Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, unveiled plans to reform Ghana’s legal education framework, which includes replacing the current centralised admissions system with a national bar examination.
The proposed reforms aim to decentralise legal training and make the bar more accessible to all LLB graduates from accredited universities.
Under the new model, law students will complete a one-year Bar Practice Programme at their respective universities and then sit for a standardised national bar exam to qualify for legal practice. This move is expected to reduce the Ghana School of Law’s exclusive role as the sole institution for professional legal education.
However, speaking in an interview on Channel One TV’s The Point of View on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, Mr. Oppong stated that the Ghana School of Law will continue to operate as a crucial institution for legal training in the country. He explained that the school could function similarly to other universities offering LLB programs.
“The Ghana School of Law will not be abolished. Why will it be abolished? The Ghana School of Law can also operate like any university offering LLB.”
Mr. Oppong also revealed that the Ghana School of Law was actively working on its own legal education reform proposal.
He disclosed that lecturers had established a committee about a month ago to draft the bill, which is now close to completion. He further confirmed that the draft proposal would be submitted to the Attorney-General in the coming days.
“As we speak, Ghana School of Law lecturers had a meeting about a month ago. We established a committee. We have had our own bill,” he said. “I am telling the public for the first time that we are going to present [it] to the Attorney-General. I actually received the draft copy. It is almost ready — on Monday," he said