Kennedy Agyapong sex-for-job comment, voters register saga dominate week
The Assin Central Member of Parliament has been panned this week for some unsavoury comments he made against the Electoral Commission Chair, Charlotte Osei.
It emerged on Monday, that Adom News Editor Afia Pokua and two reporters had won a case against the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Adom FM News Editor Afia Pokua pictured above
Also, the Electoral Commission said it had no difficulties in compiling the names of NHIS carders on the voter's register.
On Tuesday, a sex-for-job allegations made by Assin North Member of Parliament, Ken Agyapong’s against the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Charlotte Osei was heavily condemned. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP, Kennedy Agyapong has said during a mini rally at Asokwa in the Ashanti Region.
On Wednesday, the Electoral Commission filed a large number of documents containing information on voters who registered with National Health Insurance Scheme cards at the Registry of the Supreme Court (SC) in compliance with an order.
EC officials spotted at the court registry with jute bags
And some members of Parliament pushed for the summoning of Kennedy Agyapong to the Privileges Committee of Parliament for his unsavoury comments against the EC Chair.
Some two persons were arrested for hooting at President John Dramani Mahama.
Some NDC supporters following the President's convoy in Kumasi
The 2016 edition of the Joy FM Beauty and Bridal Fair opened on Thursday with a new addition, a Mini Baby and Toddler Fair.
A made to believe couple at the Joy FM Beauty and Bridal Fair
Hundreds of patrons and exhibitors thronged the Accra International Conference Centre to participate in the three-day event.
Also, government withdrew the much debated Spy Bill from Parliament. And EC presented 56,000 names of NHIS carders for deletion from the voter's register but the plaintiffs said the list was fictitious.
The Convention People's Party suspended its General Secretary and National Youth Organiser over President John Mahama's Ford gift saga.
Nii Akomfrah (L) and Ernesto Yeboah (R)
Nii Akomfrah and Ernesto Yeboah reportedly condemned the President publicly for accepting the gift.
On Friday, some 13 lives were lost a spot where an accident claimed five lives on Thursday on the Accra-Kumasi road.
A mangled bus at the accident scene
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