"Legal education should be more equitable and accessible" – President of NDC-UK

General News of Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Source: Daniel Kaku

2019-07-24

Alhaji Alhbadan Mbalba, chairman of the British / Irish section of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), opposition, blamed Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo for his recent comments on legal education in Ghana, suggesting that " as long as she oversees education and the judicial system in Ghana, she will not allow the mbad production of lawyers in the country. "

S addressing the Conference of the Judiciary, Bar and Faculty at the Labadi Beach Hotel on the theme "The Evolution of Law – The Judge, the Lawyer and the Lawyer". "Academic", the Chief Justice stated that any attempt to allow the training of lawyers without effective control, checks and balances will be rejected, regardless of the defender.

According to her, the mbad production of lawyers represents a serious danger for the country's inhabitants who would need the services of a good lawyer throughout their lives.

Alhaji Alhbadan Mbalba, responding to the Chief Justice on Facebook and spotted by Daniel Kaku, said the Chief Justice's words do not promote a just, fair and equal society.

He argued that public discourse on legal education "is not about training a large number of lawyers but about making legal education accessible to qualified candidates without unjust barriers or restrictions".

He emphasized that the Chief Justice should instead focus on the liberalization of professional legal training, as is done in other countries, particularly in the United Kingdom, by "breaking the monopoly of Ghana's Law School on legal training in Ghana ".

He suggested that more universities be allowed to provide professional legal training, while the Ghana Law School is opening up new campuses in the country, particularly in the north of the country.

The President of the NDC concluded by calling the Chief Justice's comments regrettable and called for making legal education more equitable and accessible so that the country can strengthen "more of Martin Amidus" by Dominic Ayines " , of Akufo-Addos ". , Ace Ankomahs, Betty Mold Iddrisus & # 39; and Atugubas ".