President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for ultra modern law school facility

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, May 27 cut a sod for the construction of an ultra-modern 4-storey academic building for the Ghana Law School at East Legon near the University of Ghana Business School in Accra.

The project which is known as the Law Village Project is a first of its kind is expected to be completed in November this year.

The facility which will be occupied by the premier law institution from November will have a state-of-the-art 1,300-seater multi-purpose conference hall, lecture halls with teleconferencing facilities, a library complex with traditional electronics, an archiving facility, moot courts, sick Bay, students lounge, an SRC Centre, a book shop, faculty offices, common rooms, 50 executive rooms (hostels) and an office for the General Legal Council.

The Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, President of the Ghana Bar Association Mr Tony Forson were among some of the top dignitaries who witnessed the ceremony.

President and his entourage arriving at the ceremonial ground

President Akufo-Addo,(middle) Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, left and Minister of Attorney General Godfred Yeboa Dame

The police band playing the national anthem

Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah confers with president Akufo-Addo

Director of the Ghana Law School, Mr Maxwell Opoku Agyemang delivering his remarks

Minister of Justice and Attorney General Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame

Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah delivering his speech

Contractor working on the project seated

President Akufo-Addo (right) interacting with Mrs Gifty Afenyi Dazie, former president of the Ghana Journalists Association

President Akufo-Addo, (left) and Lawyer Justin Amenuve (right) of the Election Petition fame

L-R Lawyer Justin Amenuve, Mr Maxwell Opoku Agyemang, Director of Ghana Law School (middle) and Mr Tony Forson President of the Ghana Bar Association

Lawyer Yaw Anthony Oppong, (middle) and other invited guests

A portion of the land on which the project will be built

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