1,568 Lawyers Called to Ghana Bar as MPs and Journalists Join Profession

A total of 1,568 newly qualified lawyers have been admitted to the Ghana Bar, including four Members of Parliament, prominent broadcast journalists and an award-winning graduate recognised as the best-performing student in the Professional Law Examinations.

The other award winners were Clement Kolamong Kantam, Best Student in Law of Evidence; Awuradwoa Asantewaa Nkrumah, Best Student in Law Practice Management and Legal Accountancy; Richlyn Naaatswe Adjetey, Best Student in Alternative Dispute Resolution; Keren Naa Amoatsoo Sackey, Best Student in Company and Commercial Law Practice; Sylvester Leslie Ankomah Oware, Best Student in Interpretation of Deeds and Statutes; and Veronica Aba Gwira, Best Student in Family Law and Practice.

Her success marked the 11th time a KNUST graduate had won the overall best student award since 2011, while the university extended its run to four consecutive years of producing the top-performing candidate.