News:
May 27, 2018
Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu has called for the rule of law to prevail in Ghana as a democratic state, in the wake of the burning of trucks supposed to be engaged in illegal sand winning.
According to the Tamale South legislator, he would not want to go into details on the issue since its before court.
Member of Parliament to Kumbungu Ras Mubarak drew the Houses attention to the illegal burning of trucks and excavators in his constituency in the last meeting, most Minority MPs from the North were unhappy with the way and manner the security went about it.
Minister of Interior and Defense had to come to the House and defend the action of the security forces and pointed out how activities of sand winners with Kumbungu constituency was going to lead to the people in the Northern Region not having portable drinking water.
At a media encounter in Parliament House, when Journalists questioned as to the state of affairs on the issue, the Minority Leader said some legal action is on going, but at all times the rule of law should prevail but not the rule of men.
By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com