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Attorney-General unveils legal education bill to end Ghana School of Law monopoly
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has unveiled the Legal Education Bill, 2025, which seeks to reform professional legal training in Ghana by shifting the system from the Ghana School of Law to accredited universities.
Presenting the bill in Parliament, Dr. Ayine said the proposed law is aimed at removing long-standing bottlenecks in legal education, particularly the monopoly of the Ghana School of Law and the entrance examination system.
According to him, the current entrance exam has made it extremely difficult for many qualified law graduates, including those with first-class degrees from reputable universities, to gain admission to the Ghana School of Law.
“What this bill does is to clear the bottleneck, which is the monopoly of the Ghana School of Law and the so-called entrance exam that made it virtually impossible for even first-class students to gain entry,” he told the House.
Dr. Ayine explained that the bill introduces an accreditation system to ensure quality control in legal education. He stressed that not all institutions offering LLB programmes will be allowed to train students for the Bar.
“We are introducing an accreditation programme to make sure that it is not every mushroom LLB school that will produce lawyers who will go on to write the bar exam,” he said.
He noted that only accredited universities that meet strict training standards will be permitted to run the professional law practice course.
According to the Attorney-General, the goal is to ensure that law graduates receive training that is equal to or better than what past generations of lawyers received.
“We want to make sure that candidates go through training that is either equivalent to or better than what we went through before becoming lawyers,” he added.
Dr. Ayine further announced that the bill proposes the introduction of a National Bar Examination, which will replace the current entrance exam system.
Under the new system, law graduates who complete professional training at accredited universities will all sit for a standardized National Bar Examination.
He explained that the examination will be administered by the Council for Legal Education through its Bar Examination Committee.
The Attorney-General said the reforms are intended to expand access to legal education while maintaining high professional standards in the legal profession.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has confirmed that former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, is in prison and serving her jail term.
Speaking in an interview on Joy news, Mr. Muntaka dismissed claims that the former MASLOC boss was being held in a private location.
He said she has been in the custody of the state since she returned to Ghana.
“From the day Sedina came, she has been with us, and she’s serving her time,” he said.
The minister explained that the public is not usually told the specific prison where inmates, especially high-profile persons, are being held for security reasons.
He said even judges who sentence offenders do not necessarily know the specific prison where they are sent.
“If you want to visit her, you can write to the Prisons Service. They will talk to her, and if she is interested in you coming, she will let you come,” Mr. Muntaka stated.
According to him, disclosing the location of high-profile inmates could put their lives at risk, adding that some developed countries also keep such information confidential for security purposes.
His comments come amid public speculation over the whereabouts of Ms. Tamakloe Attionu following reports that she had returned to Ghana to begin serving her prison sentence.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Western Regional Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), ACFO I Cecil Addo, has completed a familiarization tour of major corporate and industrial institutions across the Western Region to strengthen partnerships and enhance fire safety preparedness.
The tour covered key organizations including the Bank of Ghana, GOIL PLC, Ghanstock, Western Terminals, Zen Terminal, Keda Ceramics, Takoradi International Company (TICO), Volta River Authority (VRA), Harlequin Oil and Gas, and Western Serene Atlantic Hotel.
During the engagements, the Regional Commander encouraged management of the institutions to prioritize proactive fire prevention measures by incorporating strict safety protocols into their daily operations.
Discussions also focused on improving fire readiness and strengthening collaboration between GNFS and the corporate sector.
As part of the initiative, GNFS presented firefighting equipment, including Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) extinguishers, as well as Fire Extinguishing Balls, to support workplace safety.
The institutions expressed appreciation for the outreach and pledged to support regular safety audits, joint emergency drills, and potential Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnerships with the Service.
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