Mr. Ansa-Asare, who appeared before the five- member commission investigating the allegations was reacting to claims by Mr. Maxwell Opoku Agyeman, a senior lecturer at the Ghana Law School (GLS), that his daughter's admission into the school was against the laid down procedures.

Mr. Ansa-Asare said his daughter paid fees while she was at the Law School and added that it was also not true that she had never been called to any bar. He said records were available at the GSL to disprove all that Mr. Agyeman had alleged about his daughter's admission to the GSL.

He said his daughter was a qualified person who had her first degree at the age of 19 and her Master's at 20. Mr Ansa-Asare said contrary to what was alleged by some sections of the media, he never asked that the Committee of Enquiry set up to look into the allegations being made against him be dissolved. "I rather sent a note to the Attorney General pointing out the illegality of this committee," he said.

Mr. Agyeman said his main concern was with the lack of transparency that characterized the manner in which decisions were taken at the GSL, especially when it came to financial transactions. He alleged that purchases were done by dubious memoranda that were carried out only by Mr Ansa-Asare, his Registrar, Linda Doku and Esuama Odoom, an Accounts Officer at the School.

"A dubious memorandum would normally be sent by the Registrar to the Director who writes, approves and recommends. Then Linda Doku, the Director and Esuama Odoom an Accounts Officer at the Law School would sign, indicating that the goods had been purchased, contrary to rules governing the Procurement Act."

Mr. Agyeman said that on one occasion the payment for a voucher based on a memorandum written on 30th May 2005 was made on 29th April 2004 saying, "it is part of the grand style to siphon money from the GSL by one who considers the school as a gold mine."

He said the committee should investigate the fees paid by students since the 2002/2003 academic year, and how they were utilized, since he was convinced that a thorough investigation into those areas would unveil some of the corrupt practices of Mr. Ansa-Asare. He said salaries of lecturers had also not been paid on time for the past months, stressing that the salary of December 2004 was, for example paid on January 6, 2005 with the same situation recurring during the months that followed.

Mr. Agyeman alleged that Mr Ansa-Asare managed to work things out for Mrs Linda Doku to become Registrar at the GSL in order to perpetuate his own selfish motives. He said he believed that all the claims he had made were strong indicators of Mr. Ansa-Asare's intention to make personal gains out of the GSL.

Mr. Agyeman, who was the first person to lay out his petition, said he was only interested in measures being put in place to ensure that the GSL was run according to laid down rules and procedures. He said he was not against any individuals nor was he there for any personal gains.

"I came here because I have thought of these issues for almost a year. I am not here for any individual but for the sake of the Law School", he declared.