Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa Asare, has endorsed the proposed replacement of the School’s current admissions system with a national bar examination, describing the move as both timely and commendable.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Monday, July 28, Ansa Asare praised the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, for initiating the reform and encouraged him to ensure its full implementation.
“This is a good step that Dominic Ayine has taken. I am praying and hoping it will materialise because, oftentimes, Attorney-Generals over the years have made such political statements without actually implementing them. So, if he has the boldness to implement it, it will be so much better for the nation,” he said.
Dr. Ayine announced the proposal during the Government Accountability Series in Accra.
The new policy—part of a broader legal education reform bill expected to be submitted to Cabinet in August—aims to decentralise legal training and broaden access to the legal profession.
Under the proposed system, LLB graduates from accredited institutions would undergo a one-year Bar Practice Programme at their respective schools. Upon completion, candidates would sit for a unified national bar examination. Those who pass would be called to the bar, bypassing the current restrictive admissions system operated by the Ghana School of Law.
The move has been widely welcomed by legal education advocates, who have long criticised the centralized “Makola” admissions structure as overly exclusive and lacking transparency.
Gov’t to replace Ghana School of Law admissions with National Bar Exam