Lebanese community gives scholarships to law students
The Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Ali H. Halabi, has urged law students to adhere to the core values of the legal profession and contribute their quota to the development of rule of law in the country.
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He made the remark at a brief ceremony in Accra to award scholarships to 15 graduate students from the law faculties of the University of Ghana and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), who are currently at the Ghana School of Law.
Mr Halabi intimated that Ghana’s socio-economic development was largely dependent on the effectiveness of the rule of law.
“The importance of rule of law cannot be overemphasised. It provides a regulatory framework that ensures that individuals and businesses thrive in society,” he stated.
Importance of rule of law
“The need for the continuity of a favourable state of law in Ghana is at the heart of the Lebanese community. I have realised that legal education and the attainment of this favourable rule of law system are not mutually exclusive,” he stressed.
Mr Halabi, therefore, gave an assurance that the Lebanese community in Ghana would continue to work hard and invest in developing the human resource to enrich Ghana’s quest to maintain law and stability.
Terrorism worldwide
For her part, the Dean of the Faculty of Law at KNUST, Dr Lydia Apori Nkansa, said the increasing rate of terrorism worldwide required legal practitioners to craft laws that would ensure stability in society.
“Every nation needs lawyers to craft laws to ensure stability and fight against the threat of terrorism. A solid legal environment will attract investors. Scholarship will help students acquire quality education to contribute to the legal profession and facilitate development,” she added.
Dr Nkansah further observed that Ghana stood a better chance of attracting foreign investors to support the economy if there was political stability. That, according to her, will be influenced by the quality of legal practitioners within the country.
“The scholarship will, therefore, help our students to acquire quality education and enable them to contribute meaningfully to the legal profession,” she stressed.
Good gesture
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs, of the University of Ghana, Professor Kwame Offei, said the gesture was timely as it would ease the financial burden on the students and their families.
He called on other benevolent organisations and individuals to emulate the Lebanese community and support students to realise their full potential.
“I wish to use this platform to appeal to other organisations, institutions and communities to partner with us and support us in training our students,” he stated.
The Lebanese community in Ghana has, since 2013, awarded scholarships to over 100 students at different levels of education.