‘Let’s fight discrimination amongst ourselves first’ – Oti Regional Minister blasts Disability Federation Listen to article
The Oti Regional Minister, Joshua Gmayenaam Makubu, has questioned the commitment of the Ghana Federation of Disability to the advocacy for more Persons With Disability (PWD) in governance.
He questioned the commitment of the Federation for Disabled Persons in ensuring that its members are appointed into political office.
Many advocates took issue with President Akufo-Addo s ministerial list on the backdrop that he had not included many.
But, Mr. Makubu, himself a PWD, told
Citi News that the Federation must first undertake an introspection of its approach to the advocacy.
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The GFD had planned to embark on a series of demonstrations for 10 days effective Thursday
The Accra Regional Police Command has secured a restraining order prohibiting members of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) from embarking on a planned demonstration scheduled for Thursday, 18 February, 2021.
The Accra High Court under Justice Elfreda Amy Dankyi prohibited members of the group from embarking on the protest in a matter that was brought before it between the Republic (Ghana Police Service) and the GFD and Rita Kusi Kyeremaa.
A statement issued the Regional Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Police, signed by Chief Inspector Bright Kwabena Danso of the Public Affairs Unit and released on Wednesday, 17 February 2021, said: “The prohibition order follows an Affidavit filed by the Police upon receipt of notification from the Executive Director of the GFD, Rita Kusi Kyeremaa, on the intended demonstration.”