Disagreement has emerged regarding the status of the Ghana School of Law entrance examinations following President John Dramani Mahama’s assent to the Legal Education Reform Act, 2025.

Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, speaking on Eyewitness News on Monday, May 11, stated that the newly passed law has abolished the entrance examination regime.

He dismissed reports of an upcoming exam in July, claiming that a circular announcing the test was unauthorized and lacked approval from the Independent Examination Committee.

Mr. Dafeamekpor further alleged that the examination system had been exploited as a commercial venture, accusing some lawyers of "fleecing" prospective students through paid preparatory classes.

He argued that opposition to the abolition of the exams stems from those who benefit financially from the current arrangement.

Conversely, former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, clarified that entrance examinations will still proceed this year.

He explained that the new legislation does not automatically invalidate existing arrangements or the General Legal Council's authority.

“Under the new bill that has just been signed into law, the Act does not squash the existing law, and therefore the General Legal Council can still go ahead to organise entrance exam,” Mr. Ansa-Asare stated.

The Legal Education Reform Act, 2025, ends the 66-year monopoly of the Ghana School of Law by allowing other accredited institutions to provide professional legal training.

While the reform aims to expand access and address restrictive entry requirements, the immediate transition of the admission process remains a point of contention between government and legal education officials.