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Stop talking, my son didn’t kill anyone with a gun – Salifu Amoako
Bishop Salifu Amoako, leader of Alive Chapel and father of the 16-year-old boy involved in the tragic accident that claimed the lives of two young girls in East Legon on Saturday, October 12, 2024, has called for an end to public discussions surrounding the incident.
During church service yesterday, Bishop Salifu Amoako spoke about the fatal accident caused by his son.
According to him, it is an accident and that his son did not carry a gun to kill anyone.
“It is an accident, my son did not carry a gun to go and kill somebody, he invloved himself in a terrible accident, ” he said.
Defending his son, Bishop Amoako defended his son he added, ” I am not the one who did it, nor his mother. It is my name, that is why people are talking.”
“If this had been an Okada [motorcycle] accident, who would mention it? It’s only because of my name,” he added, urging people to stop talking and trust that “the Lord will intervene,” he concluded.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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We will jealously protect our new majority status- Ato Forson
Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Esiam Constituency and leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament, Dr.Cassiel Ato Forson has declared that they will protect their new majority status.
He made these remarks on Sunday when addressing a press conference on the seeming tension in Parliament.
According to him the NDC will do everything to protect their new status as majority. “We will jealously protect our new majority status and will not bow, retreat or surrender our lawfully earned status.”
By Ede Mensah-Tsotorme
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We will obey Bagbin’s decision, not Supreme Court – Ayariga
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has indicated the National Democratic Congress MPs will go by the instructions of the Speaker.
According to him, the NDC will assume the Majority position in Parliament when the House reconvenes tomorrow, Tuesday, October 22.
Speaking to Bernard Avle, on Citi Breakfast Show, Mahama Ayariga stated that MPs are bound to act on the Speaker’s rulings, not on the Supreme Court’s stay of execution of Bagbin’s decision, which declared four parliamentary seats vacant.
The MP further argued that the NDC caucus will proceed with Bagbin’s original ruling until instructed otherwise.
“We will act according to Bagbin’s communique and until he communicates otherwise, we will go by his current decision and so if he comes and communicates to us what the court has ruled, we will act because we listen to the Speaker and not to the court,” he said.
According to him,“We are ignoring the Supreme Court because it is not supposed to interfere in our work and the constitution is clear on that so it is surprising that the Supreme Court which is the apex of the law will go ahead and rule when it should have stayed off.”
It would be recalled that the Speaker Alban Bagbin made a declaration on Thursday, October 17, that four parliamentary seats.
However, the Supreme Court on Friday October 18, issued a stay of execution against the Speaker’s decision.
