Dafeamekpor dismisses claims Ghana Law Society accreditation was politically influenced

Majority Chief Whip and President of the Ghana Law Society (GLS), Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has dismissed suggestions that the Society’s accreditation was influenced by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) returning to power.

The Ghana Law Society was incorporated in 2022 and secured accreditation in January 2025, shortly after the NDC won the 2024 general elections.

However, Mr Dafeamekpor has rejected any connection between the two developments, insisting that the accreditation was the outcome of a long-standing process pursued by the Society.

Speaking on Accra-based Channel One TV, he explained that the Society had applied for accreditation long before it was eventually granted and had remained patient throughout the process.

“We were accredited in 2025. We have always applied for accreditation. You know accreditation, it goes through a process. No, it’s not a coincidence.” There’s no coincidence. We have been working. You can check our history,” he added.

According to him, the Society had been involved in activities supporting law students and pushing for improvements in legal education even before it obtained formal accreditation.

He said its work included assisting students who encountered challenges with examinations and other issues within legal education.

“We’ve been supporting students. We’ve been registering students. You know, when students had issues with their exams and all that, the faculty, it was the Law Society of Ghana that had been fighting for their interests,” he said.

Mr Dafeamekpor also pointed to his collaboration with Madina MP Francis-Xavier Sosu on proposed reforms to legal education as evidence of the Society’s advocacy efforts.

He said the two legislators sponsored a private member’s bill aimed at addressing challenges surrounding the legal education system, including the entrance examination process.

“If you recall, Francis Sosu and I filed a private member’s bill to bring reform to legal education because of the problems of entrance exams and all that. We did so as members of the Law Society of Ghana,” he said.

Mr Dafeamekpor maintained that the Society’s accreditation process was subject to the required procedures and that delays did not mean the application had been abandoned.

He urged organisations seeking accreditation to remain patient and follow the established process rather than interpret delays as political interference.

“If you apply for accreditation and they say you should wait, you don’t take it casually. You wait. You have to be patient,” he said.

The GLS President further disclosed that the Society has grown significantly, with more than 1,500 professional members and over 15,000 student members.

He said the figures reflected the Society’s expanding role in representing legal professionals and students and advancing discussions on reforms within Ghana’s legal education system.

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