The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has urged the government to urgently clarify whether prospective students, including backlog candidates, will still be required to sit for entrance examinations to the Ghana School of Law following the passage of the Legal Education Reforms Bill, 2026.
His concerns come after President John Dramani Mahama assented to the bill. In a statement issued on Monday, May 11, Mr Assafuah welcomed the development but noted that several key issues affecting law students had yet to be addressed.
The Old Tafo MP also questioned remarks reportedly made by Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, who allegedly stated that no official public announcement had been made regarding entrance examinations scheduled for July 31, 2026.
According to Mr Assafuah, such comments could mislead students into believing the examinations would not take place, despite the Independent Examination Council (IEC) already scheduling them.
“It is therefore reckless for him to toy with the future of law students by creating the impression that there would be no examinations,” he stated.
He said the Minority viewed the President’s assent to the bill as a positive step toward improving legal education and evidence of the government’s commitment to reform.
However, he stressed that the government must immediately clarify how the new law will be implemented and state clearly whether the IEC intends to proceed with this year’s entrance examinations.
Mr Assafuah further appealed to the government to direct the IEC to postpone the examinations if they are to be held, arguing that students require sufficient time to prepare adequately.
He pointed out that candidates who sat for the 2025 Ghana School of Law entrance examinations wrote their papers on September 12, suggesting that authorities could adopt a similar timeline this year instead of the proposed July 31 date, which he described as rushed.
The MP also called on the government to issue an unqualified public apology for the anxiety and confusion caused to students over the uncertainty surrounding the examinations.
Source: myjoyonline.com
