The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology’s law faculty is urgently seeking support for the expansion of infrastructural facilities to accommodate the increasing student population. During the 3rd LLB induction and award ceremony, Acting Dean Dr. Chris Adomako-Kwakye highlighted the need for crucial infrastructure improvements that are currently hindered by a lack of funds.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Adomako-Kwakye outlined specific challenges, stating, “With respect to the capacity of the library, if a student has no class, it can’t accommodate all of them. We need to move to the stage where we can have open spaces where students can conveniently hold discussions.
Now they have spaces, but if you want to have six or seven groups, then it becomes a challenge. There are law lecturers who are sacrificing to be with us, so we need to get decent office accommodation for them.”
The ceremony, which inducted 200 students into the faculty, also included plans for future developments. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rita Akosua Dickson, expressed pride in KNUST’s commitment to excellence in legal education.
She encouraged the inductees to draw inspiration from the faculty’s achievements, citing recent awards received by alumni. Notably, the John Mensah Sarbah Award was conferred upon alumnus Ebenezer Addai Osei, Esq., alongside other individual awards earned by alumni during the 2023 call to the bar.
As a keynote speaker for the event, Deputy Managing Counsel for Legal Ink, Ms. Amina Ali Issaka, shared insights and perspectives with the attendees. The ceremony emphasized the faculty’s dedication to providing quality legal education and the pressing need for enhanced infrastructure to support its continued growth.