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Anti-LGBTQ Bill: I’m disappointed in President Akufo-Addo – Della Sowah
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpando, Della Sowah has expressed her disappointment in President Akufo-Addo over his letter to Parliament.
The office of the President has officially requested Parliament to refrain from transmitting Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values affectionately referred to as the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill to President Akufo-Addo for his assent.
The Executive Secretary, Nana Asante Bediatuo has written to Parliament on Monday, March 18, requesting that in light of two pending applications for an order of interlocutory injunction currently before the Supreme Court, the bill should not be transmitted to the President.
According to the letter, it would be inappropriate for Parliament to transmit the bill to the President to append his signature when the Supreme Court had not decided on the matter pending before it.
Responding to this, Della Sowah told spectator.com.gh that the action of President Akufo-Addo is shocking and a mockery of Ghana’s sovereignty.
According to her, this action by the President is a betrayal of the will of the people of Ghana.
Della Sowah wondered why the President would hide behind a pending interlocutory Injunction application at the Supreme Court to write such a letter to Parliament.
“This letter from the presidency shows a lack of respect for the Separation of Powers as enshrined in our laws,” she said.
Against this backdrop, she said the decision of the Speaker of Parliament not to approve President Akufo-Addo’s ministers as a result of a similar application at the Supreme Court was the way to go.
“I support the decision of the Speaker. The President can not show Parliament and Ghanaians such disrespect and have his way,” she said.
The Speaker of Parliament yesterday told the President that the House can not approve his ministers until the determination of a pending application at the Supreme Court.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has expressed concern over delays in the release of the District Assemblies Common Fund, warning that the situation is stalling development across the country.
On his facebook page, he described as a matter of urgent national importance, the Minority Chief Whip pointed to what he sees as a growing crisis of unpaid contractors, abandoned projects, and halted infrastructure works in many districts.
He noted that several communities are grappling with half completed schools, unfinished health facilities, abandoned markets, deteriorating roads, and stalled sanitation projects.
According to him, many contractors who have executed projects for district assemblies have not been paid, forcing some construction firms to demobilise from sites while workers lose their jobs.
He stressed that the District Assemblies Common Fund is not a discretionary allocation but a constitutional requirement under Article 252 of the 1992 Constitution, intended to support development at the local level.
In his view, years of delayed releases and accumulated arrears have weakened district development financing and disrupted projects meant to improve living conditions in communities.
He further argued that some payments made in recent years were largely the settlement of old debts rather than funding for new or ongoing projects, a situation he believes has affected contractor confidence and local economic activity.
He described the issue as more than a budgetary challenge, characterising it as a development emergency and a governance concern.
He therefore urged the appropriate authorities to pay outstanding DACF arrears, settle contractors who have completed their work, and ensure that transfers to districts are automatic and predictable.
He maintained that decentralisation can only succeed when district assemblies receive adequate and timely funding to carry out development projects.
He emphasised that stalled projects directly affect ordinary citizens, since they rely on such infrastructure for education, healthcare, transportation, sanitation, and economic activities.
He called for renewed attention to grassroots development, insisting that national progress should not be concentrated only in major cities but extended to all communities.
By: Jacob Aggrey
