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200 Police Officers Deployed To Protect MPs; With More To Be Deployed To Their Homes Soon
The Ministry of Interior has deployed 200 police officers to protect Members of Parliament (MPs) till the end of the year.
Addressing the Parliamentary Press Corps after an in-camera session with MPs, the sector minister, Ambrose Dery noted that the police officers will be operating under the Parliamentary Protection Unit.
Each Member of Parliament is expected to have a police officer.
“Due to the retooling of the security agencies by President Akufo-Addo, the country has more security agencies and security personnel available. So we have proposed that, between now and the end of the year, we are going to provide an additional 200 police personnel to be part of the parliamentary protection unit. We are making this arrangement to ensure that the unit attains the status of divisional police command to take care of the Members of Parliament as bodyguards.”
“Ideally to get to where we want to get to means that, subsequently, we should have 800 police added so that each MP will also have security at home in the day and night,” he stated.
Source: GhanaFeed.com
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I’m Upset That Muntaka has Defamed All Supreme Court Judges With His Bribery Claim – Fmr. Chief Justice
Former Chief Justice of Ghana Sophia Akuffo has expressed her frustrations over bribery allegations made against a Supreme Court judge by Asawase legislator, Muntaka Mubarak.
Muntaka had claimed that a Supreme Court judge made an offer through a phone conversation to a member of the NDC caucus in Parliament to vote for former Speaker Mike Oquaye during the Speakership contest.
Speaking on the issue, Mrs Akufo told Joy FM, “I am upset at the very thought that, that kind of accusation will be made. I don’t like accusations like that. It is like throwing a bucket of dirty water at people and you were aiming at somebody but you just threw it and it dirties everybody.
“There are 17 people you have defamed in that causal manner but you are talking about only one person so there are 16 people who have been wrongly done by.”
Meanwhile Muntaka Mubarak has assured of his readiness to back his claim with evidence if need be.
Source: GhanaFeed.com
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What Happened To The COVID-19 Tracker App? – Dumelo Queries
Popular actor and politician, John Dumelo has demanded the whereabout of government’s Covid-19 tracker app launched months ago to mitigate the consequences of the Coronavirus.
Not much has been heard about the the app which was supposed to be available on android and iOS devices after it was launched.
In a post on twitter, Dumelo queried what had happened to the app since its launch. He’s one of many Ghanaians who have been wondering what might have happened to the tracker since it was launched.
Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo has asked the police to enforce the wearing of nose in public places in order to avoid plunging the country into a new lockdown.
Source: GhanaFeed.com
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NDC To Head To Supreme Court For Interpretation Over Bagbin’s Declaration Of NPP And Fomena MP As Majority Group
Legal team of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti region is not happy that Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, declared the NPP caucus and Fomena MP as a “majority group” in Parliament, after the Fomena MP officially noticed the House he would align with the NPP to do business.
The legal brains of the party in Ashanti region say they are preparing to go to the Supreme Court for interpretation on whether the Speaker’s declaration is valid or not.
But they believe it is a mistake for the Speaker to have declared the NPP wing together with the independent Fomena MP, Andrew Asiamah Amoako, as majority in the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic.
Leading member of the legal team, Lawyer Evans Amankwaa is of the view that the Speaker of Parliament erred in such declaration.
Speaking on Akoma Fm’s Wonsom on January 16, Lawyer Amankwaa told host Aduanaba Kofi Asante Ennin that “the NDC will head to the Supreme Court for further and better interpretation to clear all doubts”.
He maintained that according to the 1992 Constitution, “declaring a majority in this hung parliament is a mistake”.
He cited Article 95 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, saying that “once there is parity in number of members from both caucuses it is clear in black and white in the constitution that the Fomena MP, who is now the 2nd Deputy Speaker cannot join the NPP side therefore there is no majority in parliament”.
Source: 3News
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