MP to sue Ghana Law School, Legal Council over certificate

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Yunyoo constituency in the Northern Region Hon. Joseph Bipoba Naabu has threatened to sue Ghana School of Law and the Legal Council for refusing to release his certificate four years after he has had his law education.

The School withheld his certificate and has since refused to qualify him for graduation four years after completion accusing him of examination malpractices.

According to the school, the MP cheated in an examination by swapping an answer booklet with an invigilator.

The MP, however, said he was forced to take the legal action against the school to release his certificate after it failed severally to find him culpable of the crime.

According to him, he is heading to court to ensure compliance with findings by police investigation of the matter which was initiated by the legal council.

Speaking to Ultimate News’ Eliasu Tanko, the legislator described the school as “political institution” which only harass members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party who find themselves in the institution to pursue a legal profession.

“Ghana School of Law has become a political institution. I finished Ghana school of law, my results has been withheld up to date. It is not only me; Alhaji Hudu Yahya stayed in Ghana school of law for 7years, Baba Jamal has being on the school for fifteen (15) good years, Dr. Tony Aidoo applied to go to the law school, he wrote the exam and they failed him and Samuel Okuzdeto Ablakwa

So when I wrote my first part one exam, I failed four (4) papers then I tried for remark, they didn’t agree so I repeated and wrote again and they failed me three papers, so I applied for remark and passed. A month later a letter was written that I was involved in an examination malpractices by swapping an answer booklet with an invigilator,’ he fumed.

According to Hon. Bipoba actions of the law school became more suspicious when the said invigilator they accused wrote to the school and cleared that he did not invigilate the said paper they claimed he abetted.

He said he was seeking redress in the court because he believes the decision by the school to withhold his certificate has political undertones.