Kwaku Ansa‑Asare, a former Director of the Ghana School of Law, has said it would be a grave and regrettable mistake to abolish the Ghana School of Law.
The former Director of the Ghana School of Law dismissed calls to abolish the institution following the passage of the Legal Education Bill.
According to Ansa‑Asare, the Ghana School of Law has been of historical significance and a long source of national pride while being a cornerstone of Ghana’s legal system.
He highlighted that the Ghana School of Law has not only moulded generations of Ghanaian lawyers but also contributed to the development of the legal profession.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Thursday, March 26, Mr Ansa‑Asare stated, “For many years, the Ghana School of Law has been our pride. It was the first law school established in Sub-Saharan Africa specifically to train professional lawyers, and it should remain Ghana’s pride.
“I think the law school should never, ever be abolished because it is Ghana’s pride—the first law school in Sub-Saharan Africa. It would be a very sad and regrettable mistake for anyone to suggest otherwise,” he said.
He added, “The law school is a professional training point. So I think that what is going to happen is that the law school will continue to train professional lawyers. That responsibility has not been taken away. It is the monopoly that has been removed,” he added.
His comments follow, Parliament of Ghana officially passing the Legal Education Reform Bill, marking a major shift in the country’s legal training system.
The law removes the Ghana School of Law’s long-standing monopoly and allows other accredited institutions to offer professional legal education.
The reform is expected to ease admission pressure, expand opportunities for law graduates, and improve training quality, while ensuring strict regulation and consistent standards are maintained across all institutions through strengthened oversight nationwide.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament, the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, detailed that with the passage of the bill, the NDC has fulfilled its commitment to promoting equity, fairness, and improved access to legal education in Ghana.
He stated, “As has been typical of the NDC, promises made are delivered. We promised law students that if they vote for us, we will carry out reforms that will ensure equity, fairness and access to legal education”.
The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, however, took a swipe at the NDC government.
Afenyo-Markin accuse the NDC government of failing to deliver on some of its key campaign promises.
The minority leader highlighted that the reform of legal education is important, but the government must also demonstrate commitment to other critical pledges made to Ghanaians.
Also, in a post shared by X, the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, detailed that he has been working on this for nearly 10 years, noting that when he began, naysayers said it wasn’t possible.
He wrote, “Breaking News:
1. Parliament of Ghana has just passed the groundbreaking LEGAL EDUCATION REFORM BILL, 2026.
2. This is a product of nearly 10 years of persistent and consistent advocacy on my part, which my Party bought into and made a major campaign promise.
3. When I began, the naysayers said it wasn’t possible.
4. The Reform is pervasive. The Bar, too, has been reformed such that we no longer have a single group of professional lawyers.
5. Today, we have the GHANA LAW SOCIETY with a huge membership at the Bar.
6. I’m a very happy man today. I wish all prospective Law students the best of luck.
7. Reform is always Good. This is a new dawn for our legal profession in Ghana.
Here we go……….”