The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has been called to the Ghana Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana.
Mr Buah announced his admission in a social media post, saying he had pursued the ambition of becoming a lawyer decades ago, although life had taken him in other directions.
“Today, by His grace alone, I have officially been called to the Ghana Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana,” he wrote.
He encouraged people whose aspirations had been delayed to remain committed to their goals, saying, “Keep believing. Keep working. Your season will come.”
Mr Buah was among 1,568 new lawyers admitted to the Ghana Bar by the General Legal Council at a ceremony held at the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) in Teshie, Accra.
The new entrants have completed the required legal education and professional training to qualify for admission to the legal profession.
The cohort is the penultimate group expected to be admitted under the old legal education system, which required applicants to obtain a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree and pass an entrance examination before entering the Ghana School of Law.
Their admission comes as Ghana continues to implement changes to its legal education framework, broadening the range of institutions involved in professional legal training.
