The National and Local Executives of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) on April 1, 2026, paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS), Professor Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile, at his office. It was to formally convey the Association’s gratitude for the University’s support in hosting the GBA’s 2025 National Annual Conference, the first in the Association’s history to be organised in Wa, Upper West Region.
The delegation, comprising Ubeidu Siddique, Esq., the Regional President of the GBA, Upper West, and other members of both National and Local Executives of the Association, was led by Efua Ghartey, Esq., the National President of the GBA. The Registrar, Dr. Job Asante, welcomed the delegation and introduced the University’s representatives in attendance.
Addressing the meeting, Mrs. Ghartey, Esq., described 2025 as a landmark year for the Association, noting that the national conference held in Wa was historic, the first of its kind for the GBA. She explained that the successful organisation of the conference depended on identifying and engaging a key institutional partner with the capacity to provide the requisite facilities and support. In this regard, she indicated that when the Association approached the University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, the Vice-Chancellor warmly received the request and graciously made available the Main Auditorium and several lecture halls for the duration of the conference, an intervention she described as pivotal to the success of the event.
She further noted that the conference was a resounding success and, on behalf of the delegation, expressed profound gratitude to the Vice-Chancellor, University Management, and the entire UBIDS community for their exceptional hospitality and strong spirit of partnership.
Mrs. Efua Ghartey, Esq., National President of the GBA, presenting the Ghana Law Reports to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile
In recognition of the University’s contribution, Mrs. Ghartey presented a set of Ghana Law Reports sourced from the Council of Law Reporting to the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of the Association. She expressed confidence that the volumes would strengthen the academic and professional resources for UBIDS students and staff.
Receiving the delegation, Prof. Derbile expressed his delight at the honour of hosting the Association’s first national conference on the University’s campus. He observed that universities, as public institutions, have a responsibility to make their spaces and resources available in service of the broader community, and that the University had embraced the opportunity willingly, as a genuine expression of its public mission.
Prof. Derbile also highlighted the significant benefit that the presence of senior legal practitioners on campus had afforded UBIDS students and staff, opening avenues for mentorship, professional networking, and deeper collaboration between the University and the legal profession. He underscored inter-institutional partnership as a cornerstone of the University’s development agenda.
Accepting the donated volumes, Prof. Derbile said, “Students of the School of Law will be very happy.” He expressed hope for a continued and deepening collaboration between UBIDS and the Ghana Bar Association.
Professor John Baloro, Dean of the School of Law, expressing his appreciation.
Professor John Baloro, the Dean of the School of Law, also expressed appreciation for the donation, affirming that it had arrived at a most opportune moment as the School continues to strengthen its academic and professional resource base. He affirmed that the volumes would be put to immediate and productive use.
Also present at the meeting were members of University Management and staff, and representatives of the GBA National and Regional Executives.
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