News:
February 22, 2024
The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo Markin has withdrawn his proposals to the Anti-Gay bill.
His motion was to give an alternative to convicted persons a community service instead of custodial sentence were all shot down by the House.
The leader was surprised about Speaker’s directive to withdraw his amendments since those proposals are alien to the process of law enactment in the House.
On another proposal from Mr Afenyo Markin on the mandatory commission of counselling to the convicted persons was also shot down and finally withdrawn from the Bill.
It is the sense of the House that there will be no further delays in the passage of the Bill.
The Nigo- Prampram MP, Mr Samuel Nartey George argued that the proposal of Mr. Afenyo Markin which seems to introduce a mandatory counselling will put cost on the consolidated fund which is contrary to the constitution of Ghana on private members’ Bill.
But the Deputy Majority Leader argues that the custodial sentence in the current form still puts a charge on the consolidated fund.
Ghanamps.com