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Graphic Online BY: Nana Konadu Agyeman 705 Four Majority Members of Parliament (MPs) have tabled two Private Members motions for Parliament to investigate alleged interferences by some members of the security agencies and some vigilante groups before, during and after presidential and parliamentary election since 1993. They claim that such interferences resulted in injuries and loss of lives, and are therefore, asking the House to make consequential recommendations. They also want the House to...

  The Ningo-Prampram National Democratic Congress (NDC) appears to have disowned its Member of Parliament (MP), Sam George Nartey, following his claims that some anonymous Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) have vowed to unseat him in the partys next parliamentary primaries if he continues to attack them.   According to a statement issued by the Constituency Deputy Communications Officer, Shehu Usman Mohammed, Samuel George Narteys claim that unknown LGBTQI rea...

Yes, that is what under normal circumstances should be the case, but what needs to be pointed out is the fact that the current structure of parliament which makes it more or less a blockade to the party in government can equally become a dangerous recipe for bribery and corruption. First of all, the legislature has not been able to satisfactorily purge itself of the corruption perception the public has held about it over the years which has been underscored by some allegations by not just its ...

+ Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, says it was unconstitutional for the police to close the offices of the LGBTQ+ community in Ashongman, Accra.  Speaking in Parliament, he stated that although the practice of LGBTQ+ activities is illegal, the country does not forbid freedom of association or advocacy. Mahama Ayariga said members of the LGBTQ+ per the constitution have the freedom of speech and thus can express their unpopular opinions without facing backlash or consequences. He added that th...

The NDC Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has said the National Communications Officer of the NDC Sammy Gyamfi overstepped his boundaries in his attack on the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin.

It is pending before the Accra High Court, Financial Division. The prosecution has called its first witness who has since testified, been cross examined and discharged. Hearing of the case will resume on March 21, 2021 for the prosecution to call its next witness. Publication of cases by OSP The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is required by section 3(3) of Act 959 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 to publish the list of corruption cases investigated and prosecuted and t...

You Had No Basis To Attack Bagbin - Mahama Ayariga Tells Sammy Gyamfi

The NDC Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has described as unwarranted the attack on the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin by the Communications officer of the NDC Sammy Gyamfi.

  Two Members of Parliament (MP) have condemned the activities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) groups in the country. According to the MP for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, and Bawku Central MP, Mr Mahama Ayariga, Ghanaian laws abhorred the practice of homosexuality and must, therefore, be identified and dealt with according to law. “They don’t have the right to practise gay or lesbianism so they cannot say their rights have been violated. You don...

Graphic Online BY: Political Desk Report 30.5k Shares 705 Two Members of Parliament (MP) have condemned the activities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) groups in the country. According to the MP for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, and Bawku Central MP, Mr Mahama Ayariga, Ghanaian laws abhorred the practice of homosexuality and must, therefore, be identified and dealt with according to law. “They don’t have the right to practise gay or lesbianism so ...