Law students demonstrate today over mass exams failure

Evans Annang 08:51 - 07 October 2019

Ghana School of Law

Law students across the country will today hold a massive demonstration in Accra over the recent mass failure in the entrance exams at the Ghana School of Law.

The protest is to demand for reforms at the Ghana Law School.

Only 128 passed out of the 1,800 who sat for the exam, representing a pass rate of seven per cent.

In a statement, the SRC said it plans to also present a petition to President Nana Akufo-Addo.

“While we prepare to demonstrate, we are all encouraged to post on all social media platforms about our plight using #OpenUpLegalEducation and #RedMonday,” the statement also said.

Chief Justice Ms Sophia Akuffo

The statement also announced the SRC’s intention to form a group called the National Association of Law Students.

Members of the Law Students Association says the mass failure is a deliberate attempt by the General Legal Council (GCL) deliberately deny citizens access to legal education and make it a preserve of a few.