Ghana's Need for Lawyers and Problem Solvers
Professor Raymond Atuguba, Dean of the University of Ghana Law School, has stated that Ghana's current lawyer-to-citizens ratio is one lawyer to 5,000 citizens, indicating a significant disparity from the acceptable ratio of one lawyer to 250 citizens.
What does Ghana need most? More lawyers or more problem solvers?
According to Professor Atuguba, the numbers suggest that Ghana needs more lawyers, making the recent graduation of over 800 new lawyers a potentially celebratory event if the country's greatest challenge were the lack of legal arguments.
However, the question remains whether Ghana's primary need is for more lawyers or for problem solvers to address its national challenges.
Author's summary: Ghana faces a significant disparity in its lawyer-to-citizens ratio.