The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has donated a 1.12-acre parcel of land at Adum in Kumasi to the Ghana School of Law for the construction of a new campus.

Located behind the ministries area in Adum, the land is intended to support the expansion of professional legal education beyond Accra.

The Ghana School of Law currently has a permanent campus only at Makola in the Greater Accra Region.

According to graphiconline.com report on July 28, 2025, the plan to allocate land in Kumasi for the law school was first initiated in 2003.

In 2010, through the efforts of the Asantehene, a satellite campus was established at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

The proposed facility at Adum will be the second permanent campus of the Ghana School of Law in the country.

When completed, the campus will feature lecture halls, staff offices, a moot court, hostel accommodation, a clinic, a banking facility, law firms, legal regalia shops, and other support services.

At the official handing-over ceremony held on Monday, July 28, a speech delivered on behalf of the Asantehene by the Paramount Chief of the Sampa Traditional Area, Nana Samgba Gyafla II, emphasised the Ashanti Region’s longstanding commitment to legal education.

Acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, described the land donation as a major step forward in enhancing access to professional legal training in the country.

“This campus will provide the next generation of lawyers with greater opportunities for practical learning while keeping them close to the courts where justice is administered,” he said.

He added that the new facility would not only be a physical structure but a symbol of Ghana’s collective aspiration for a justice system grounded in integrity and the rule of law.

He called on stakeholders across the legal and academic communities, as well as public and private sector partners, to support the successful completion of the project.

Director of the Ghana School of Law, Nana Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong, said the establishment of the Kumasi campus in 2010 was a response to the challenge faced by LLB graduates from KNUST who were forced to move to Accra for further legal training.

“This year marks the 15th anniversary of that breakthrough,” he noted.

The Adum campus is expected to significantly improve access to legal education and reduce the centralisation of professional legal training in Accra.

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