MP slams government over Ghana School of Law entrance exams U-turn

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has strongly criticised the government over the rescheduling of entrance examinations into the Ghana School of Law, describing the move as a betrayal of students.

His reaction follows a memo issued by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Faculty of Law, which announced that the Independent Examination Committee of the Ghana Legal Council has fixed July 31, 2026, for the entrance exams.

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In a statement on his Facebook on Thursday, April 30, 2026, Assafuah said the decision contradicts earlier assurances by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to abolish the exams.

He said the promise to scrap the exams was clear and deliberate ahead of the 2024 general elections and influenced many students’ decisions.

“I strongly condemn the shocking and unacceptable U-turn by the government, together with the purported directive by the Independent Examination Council, to reintroduce entrance examinations into the Ghana School of Law system,” he said.

Assafuah noted that several stakeholders had earlier cautioned against rushing reforms in legal education, but their concerns were ignored.

“Today, under the leadership of President John Dramani Mahama, with power, the same government that preached the total scrap of the exercise has reversed course completely,” he added.

He further stated that students who were told not to prepare for any exams are now being asked to sit for the July 2026 papers.

“Students who were assured that the entrance examinations had been completely abolished and so should not prepare for any examination whatsoever are now being directed to sit for exams scheduled for 31st July 2026. This is deeply troubling,” he said.

According to him, the decision is unfair and poorly communicated, stressing that it undermines trust in government.

“This is not governance - it is a reckless disregard for the future of our young people,” he stated.

Assafuah also cited recent public comments by some government-aligned lawmakers who had advised students not to prepare for any entrance exams.

“Especially when barely two months ago, in two separate interviews, the chiefs proponents, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Esq (MP for South Dayi) and Xavier Sosu, Esq (MP, for Madina) had both encouraged the students to put away any preparation for any purported entrance exams,” he recalled.

He warned that legal education should not be subjected to political decisions.

“Legal education must never be reduced to political experimentation. The future of Ghanaian students can not and must not be toyed with,” he said.

The MP has therefore made a number of demands to government, including an immediate withdrawal of the directive or an apology to affected students.

“I hereby call on Government to immediately withdraw the directive, requiring students to sit for the 2026 entrance examinations or issue a full and unqualified public apology to all affected students and their families,” he said.

He added that government must also provide clear information on its legal education reforms.

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Assafuah assured students of his support and pledged to pursue accountability on the matter.

“I will continue to pursue every legitimate avenue to demand accountability, fairness, and justice in this matter to secure your interest and future,” he concluded.



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