President Akufo-Addo A High Court in Accra yesterday dismissed a motion seeking to compel President Akufo-Addo to receive the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill passed by Parliament within seven days. The mandamus Read More... The post Anti-Gay Bill: Court Shoots Down NDC appeared first on
The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application seeking to compel President Akufo-Addo to accept the transmission of the anti-LGBTQ bill approved by Parliament. This is in relation to a judicial review application filed by South Dayi MP, Nelson Rockson Dafeamekpor. The legislator sought to exercise its powers of mandamus and cause parliament to […] The post High
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s handling of the anti-LGBTQ bill, urging him to seek guidance from the Council of State. Mr. Mahama says President Akufo-Addo’s decision not to assent to the bill is undemocratic and wrong. Speaking at a meeting with members […] The post Consult
Member of Parliament (MP) for the Sissala East constituency and Deputy Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Amidu Issahaku Chinnia, has stated that nothing will attract him to have intimacy with a fellow man, as he denounced LGBTQ+ practices. Mr. Chinnia categorically pointed out that he doesn’t see anything in a man that should attract […] The post Anti-LGBTQ+:
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be failing Ghanaians if he does not sign the anti-gay bill into law, spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, has said. Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu stated that the only one who has absolute power to sign the bill is the president therefore Ghanains are looking up to […] The post It’ll be very disappointing
South Dayi Member of Parliament Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor who has filed a case in court to compel the president to sign the anti-gay bill, has told the Vice President Dr Mahamud Bawumia to sign the bill if President Akufo-Addo travels and he acts as the President of Ghana. This, he said, will determine whether or not […] The post Sign the anti-gay bill if Akufo-Addo travels –
In a letter dated April 10, Cyril Ansah, the Clerk to Parliament, has responded to the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, regarding the submission of the Human Read More... The post Tell Me
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has firmly expressed his opposition to LGBTQ+ activities in Ghana. Dr. Bawumia underscored that the Islamic faith and other religions in Ghana oppose such activities. As a devout Muslim, he made it clear that he neither supports nor condones LGBTQ practices. The Vice President’s remarks were prompted by calls from […] The post I
The Executive Secretary of the Institute for Education Studies (IFEST-Ghana), Dr Peter Partey Anti, has told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to set up a commission of inquiry to have a second look into the operations of the Scholarship Secretariat. In his view, the commission will make far-reaching recommendations that will make the Scholarship Secretariat work for its […] The post Set
An Accra High Court has granted Member of Parliament (MP) Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor’s expedited hearing motion application that is seeking to compel President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to accept and assent to or otherwise, the Human Rights and Family Values Bill 2024. The South Dayi lawmaker maintained that the case has “important constitutional considerations and must […] The post Anti-LGBTQ
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, has asserted that Ghana’s international image has not been affected following the passage of the Anti-Gay Bill. Although the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill was approved by Parliament in February, it still awaits presidential assent. In an interview with Citi News, Mr. Ampratwum-Sarpong […] The post Ghana’s
The Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament has tasked the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to fast-track processes to ensure that consumers receive a load-shedding timetable in the coming days. At a crunch meeting with stakeholders in the energy sectors in Accra, the Chairman of the Committee, Samuel Atta Akyea, told the media that the […] The post Energy Committee tasks ECG to
Dr. Peter Partey Anti, executive director of the Institute of Education Stidies (IES) and a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, said he was alarmed about the news of some students from Presec who staged the kidnapping of a colleague. According to the Police statement issued on April 5, six persons including two adults, […] The post Presec fake kidnap: ‘I was a bit alarmed’ – Dr. Anti first
Recent events in relation to the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024 have taken me down memory lane. Parliament unanimously passed the Bill (also known as the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill) on Wednesday, February 28. Of particular interest to me is Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s objection to custodial sentencing as prescribed under […] The post The Akoto Lante Samaritan – a remix
The Chairman of the Energy Committee of Parliament, Samuel Atta Akyea, has disclosed that President Akufo-Addo has directed the Volta River Authority to reduce the export of electricity to neighbouring countries in response to the ongoing intermittent power outages, commonly known as ‘dumsor’. “The President is on top of the issues and I am even […] The post Dumsor:
The Independent Power Generators Ghana (IPGG) has commended President Akufo-Addo regarding his directive to the Volta River Authority to halt the exportation of electricity to neighbouring nations such as Togo and Burkina Faso. The group acknowledged that while this suspension may not completely resolve the current energy crisis, it will certainly provide some relief and […] The post Dumsor:
Most Reverend Alfred Agyenta, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to accept and assent to the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, to make it a law. He said the Bill, popularly known as Anti Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and more […] The post Anti-LGBTQ+
In a bid to accelerate the resolution of legal challenges to the anti-gay bill, Parliament has formally called upon the Supreme Court to hasten the proceedings concerning the interlocutory Read More... The post Parliament
Prof. Larry Diamond, Democracy Scholar at Hoover Institute and Stanford University, has voiced serious concerns about the controversy surrounding the anti-gay bill recently passed by Ghana’s Parliament. In an interview on The Point of View, on Citi TV, Prof. Diamond argued that the anti-gay bill is a distraction from poor governance in Ghana. He questioned […] The post Anti-gay
Former Attorney-General and a leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has hit hard at the current holder of the office, Godfred Dame for advising the President wrongly on the Anti-LGBTQI Bill. Betty Mould Iddrisu says that the President’s decision to bar Parliament from transmitting the bill was wrong. This comes after some […] The post Anti-LGBTQI
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