The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Governance (CDD), Professor H Kwasi Prempeh, has criticized the Catholic Bishop Conference and the other clergy for their position on the anti-gay bill. He dared them to explain where or how the Constitution of Ghana permits or confers on the State the power to prescribe a […] The post H
The Ghana Catholic Bishop Conference must explain how criminalizing people who are gay is biblical, the Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Professor H Kwasi Prempah, has said. He also asked the bishops to explain where exactly in the Bible Christians commanded to turn over gay people to law enforcement agencies […] The post Where
Ghanaian long-distance runner, William Amponsah, has won a silver medal in the men’s half-marathon event in the ongoing 13th African Games at the University of Ghana. William Amponsah impressively completed the race with a time of 1:05:13 behind Eritrean runner, Samson Amare who clocked 1:05:04. Mpofu Isaac of Zimbabwe came third with a time of […] The post Accra
William Amponsah has etched his name in the annals of sporting glory by securing Ghana’s first-ever marathon medal at the 2023 African Games. The long-distance runner clinched the silver medal with an impressive time of 1:05:13s in the Men’s Half Marathon Final held on Friday morning, March 22, 2024, at the University of Ghana Stadium. […] The post African
A Private legal practitioner and a member of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), Kwame Jantuah has said that Ghana will not suffer any penalty from the international communities whose businesses are operating in the country due to the anti-gay bill. He says the foreign companies are able to maximize their profits in Ghana and hence […] The post Anti-lgbtqi
The Minority in Parliament has said they are ready to protect the sanctity of the constitution of the Republic of Ghana. Therefore, they say they support the decision by the speaker that they will not consider President Akufo-addo’s ministerial nominees until after the Supreme Court has ruled on the two cases against the anti-gay bill. […] The post Anti-gay
The Minority in Parliament has said they support the decision by the speaker that they will not consider President Akufo-addo’s ministerial nominees until after the Supreme Court has ruled on the two cases against the anti-gay bill. The Minority says they want the President and his government to be aware that where this country is […] The post Anti-gay
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin is rather the one undermining the democracy of Ghana in relation to how the anti-gay bill is being handled and not President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said. Mr Afenyo-Markin indicated that the decision by Mr Bagbin to halt consideration of the ministerial nominees of […] The post Anti-gay
Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame has told the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin that there is no inhibition in the process of Parliament to approve the ministerial nominees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mr Dame refuted claims that he has received an interlocutory injunction in the case brought forth by Member of Parliament for South […] The post Parliament
RE: DECISION TO HALT THE APPROVAL OF MINISTERIAL NOMINESS PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT OF SUIT NO. J1/ 12/ 24 (ROCKSON-NELSON DAFEAMEKPOR VRS. 1. SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT 2. ATTORNEY-GENERAL) Respectfully, I am aware of a statement made by your esteemed self in Parliament on 20 March, 2024, in which you communicated the inability of the House to […] The post Full text: Attorney-General responds
A Governance Expert at the Ghana Integrity Initiative, (GII) Mr. Michael Boadi has described the stalemate between the Parliament and the executive over the anti-gay bill as a democracy that is playing out. In his view, for as long as the two arms of government are operating within the confines of the law there should […] The post No need to worry,
A Governance Expert at the Ghana Integrity Initiative, (GII) Mr. Michael Boadi says he hopes that parliament and the executive are all working in the interest of the citizens relative to the anti-lgbtqi bill. This was after he described the stalemate between the Parliament and the executive over the anti-gay bill as a democracy that […] The post Anti-lgbtqi
Attorney-General Godfred Dame says that there is nothing urgent about the anti-LGBTQI bill. He is surprised at the urgency with which the sponsors of the bill are attaching to it. Mr Dame further stated that the sponsoring of the anti-gay bill was politically motivated. Speaking exclusively with TV3’s Joseph Ackah-Blay on Thursday, March 21, Mr […] The post There is nothing
Samuel Atta Akyea, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South, has criticized Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin’s decision to suspend the approval of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s newly nominated ministers. Atta Akyea suggested that if he were in Bagbin’s position, he would have issued an apology for the error. At the heart of […] The post ‘I’ll
Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, a law lecturer at the University of Ghana, has asserted that the Clerk Parliament must respect the law and avoid submitting the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024 passed by Parliament to President Akufo-Addo to assent to it. He said it is incumbent on the Clerk of Parliament not to […] The post Anti-gay
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in abiding by the rules of the court is not supposed to accept the anti-gay bill until after the Supreme Court hearing on the suits filed against the bill have been concluded, Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, a law lecturer at the University of Ghana, has said. He says the president will […] The post The
Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, a law lecturer at the University of Ghana, has asserted that the Clerk to Parliament must respect the law by not submitting the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024 passed by the House to President Akufo-Addo for assent. He said it is incumbent on the Clerk of Parliament not to […] The post Anti-gay
The Founder and General Overseer of the United Denominations of Action Chapel Churches Worldwide, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, a renowned figure in the realm of faith and leadership, has stepped into a new spotlight as he makes a cameo appearance in the highly anticipated movie “Taste of Sin.” The film, which has garnered significant buzz for […] The post ‘Taste
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended the consideration of the nomination of Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State by President Akufo-Addo due to his reluctance to assent to the bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values. Bagbin’s decision stems from an interlocutory injunction filed at the Supreme Court by MP for South […] The post Bagbin
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bgabin has said that the refusal of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to accept the remittal of the anti-gay bill falls outside the law. He says the president’s action is by all accounts, not supported by the constitutional and statutory provisions that guide our legislative process. “Honourable Members, several critical points […] The post Akufo-Addo’s
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