Accra Metropolitan University inauguarates high-profile legal advisory board ahead of LLB rollout

Accra Metropolitan University has taken a decisive strategic step toward positioning itself as a major player in Ghana’s legal education landscape with the inauguration of a high-level Legal Advisory Council.

The ceremony, held on February 26, 2026, at the university’s Spintex campus, signals a deliberate institutional pivot toward delivering a future-ready LLB programme anchored in governance excellence, academic rigor, and industry relevance.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Goski Alabi framed the initiative as a foundational investment in quality assurance and long-term credibility. She emphasized that the calibre of individuals appointed to the Council reflects a governance-first approach designed to embed integrity, innovation, and strategic oversight into the DNA of the emerging law faculty.

The Council is chaired by Supreme Court Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei and includes a formidable mix of judicial authorities, leading practitioners, and respected academics. Notable members include Justices Jones Dotse and Alexander Osei Tutu, renowned legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory, and Professor Olivia Anku-Tsede, alongside regional representation from Nigeria through Professor Abubakar Isa Umar.

From an institutional strategy perspective, the Council is expected to function as a high-impact advisory and governance body, providing direction on curriculum development, professional standards, and alignment with both domestic and global legal education benchmarks.

Stakeholder sentiment at the event underscored strong confidence in the University’s direction. Council members, in their acceptance remarks, signaled readiness to leverage their collective expertise, networks, and institutional experience to scale the programme into a centre of excellence.

The event also served a broader reputational function, drawing key actors from academia and the legal sector, and was punctuated by a ceremonial performance from the Ghana Police Band, reinforcing its national significance.

With this move, Accra Metropolitan University is not merely launching a law programme; it is architecting an ecosystem designed to produce practice-ready, ethically grounded, and globally competitive legal professionals.

In a rapidly evolving legal and regulatory environment, this initiative positions the University as a forward-looking institution intent on shaping the next generation of legal leadership in Ghana and beyond.