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Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor alleges irregular admissions to Ghana School of Law for children of NPP members
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Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, the Member of Parliament for South Dayi and Majority Chief Whip, has alleged that some individuals, including children of senior New Patriotic Party NPP members, were admitted to the Ghana School of Law without taking entrance examinations. Dafeamekpor stated that these revelations emerged from an ad hoc committee's work, commissioned by the General Legal Council, which investigated concerns about access to legal education. He described these as "back-door admissions" and a "scandal" documented in official reports. He further criticized the NPP government for allegedly resisting reforms in legal education, suggesting their opposition aimed to preserve the existing system. Dafeamekpor argued that ongoing reforms are necessary to broaden access to legal education across Ghana, ensuring fairness and decentralizing opportunities beyond a few institutions like the Ghana School of Law.
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