KWASU Speaks On Suspending Law Programs

The management of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Kwara State, has said its attention has been drawn to a viral social media post stating that the Council of Legal Education (CLE) has suspended admission of students into the Law program at Kwara State University for admitting and graduating law students without obtaining the necessary accreditation from the Council.

This was contained in a statement signed by the school registrar, Dr. Kikelomo Sallee, on Friday in Ilorin.

The statement noted that this social media post also calls on students who may have applied to study law at the university to change their institution of choice.

The management of Kwara State University wishes to state categorically that the two undergraduate law programs of the university, Common Law and Common and Islamic Law, are fully accredited by both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Council of Legal Education (CLE).

“For the avoidance of doubt, the law programs of KWASU received NUC’s approval to commence the programs in the 2018/2019 academic year and secured full accreditation for the programs in 2021. The university also secured accreditation from the Council of Legal Education in 2021.

Since securing the Council’s accreditation in 2021, KWASU has strictly abided by the admission quota of fifty (50) students in the 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024, and the current 2024/2025 sessions,” it added.

Kwara State University holds the Council of Legal Education in very high esteem, especially in its commitment to upholding the standards of legal education, and has, thus, been very mindful of the provisions of the accreditation granted to the university.

The public is therefore to note that the law programs of Kwara State University, Malete, are fully accredited by the two regulatory bodies: the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Council of Legal Education (CLE).