33 UBIDS law students omitted from graduation list issue one-week ultimatum for reinstatement

Thirty-three law students of the University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) say they were unlawfully omitted from last Saturday's graduation list and have given the School of Law one week to issue their certificates and transcripts or face legal action. In a statement dated July 6, 2026, Dr. B. E. Norgah, speaking for the affected 2026 Post-First Degree LLB and Regular LLB cohort, described the omission as an "administrative blunder" already admitted by Vice-Chancellor Prof. Emmanuel Kanchebe Derible.

Among the 33 affected persons are an academic PhD holder and a Professor, both of whom are lecturers in other Universities in Ghana. The School of Law had earlier published a graduation list and issued account numbers for students to pay a GHS 500 graduation fee. Dr. Norgah stated he personally spent about GHS 20,000 to fly himself and four family members from Accra via Tamale, and hired a vehicle to campus to collect his gown. Upon arrival, he was presented with a revised list from which his name, together with 32 others, had been omitted without prior notice. The group claims some students who wrote special resit examinations were allowed to graduate, while members of the 33 had no resits or referrals throughout their programme. In a circular dated July 3, 2026, signed by Registrar Dr. Job Asante, UBIDS management said the final graduation list was approved.