The Deputy Trade Minister and Member of Parliament for the Tema West Constituency Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned after he breached COVID-19 protocols even though he had tested positive for Coronavirus.
However, some Ghanaians have said that the Minister and MP resigning from his position is not enough as they argue that he must also leave his position as a Member of Parliament.
Private Legal Practitioner, Lawyer Abraham Amaliba speaking on the issue has opined that people have every right to call for the removal of Carlos Ahenkorah as an MP because he endangered the lives of his constituents.
In an interview with Kwame Afrifa Mensah on the ‘Epa Hoa Daben’ show, he explained: “I can see where they are coming from and I agree with them because we need to show leadership in this case. If you observe the way people living in our villages perceive this disease, when you have an MP behaving this way, you cannot forgive him. The people believe that COVID-19 is a disease only for the elite. So if you are a member of this administration what you can do is to ensure that you respect the protocols."
"Now we don’t do contact tracing because everyone is tired and the health facilities have said that they don’t have supplies. Noguchi is also saying that they don’t have PPEs. So at this stage that he has come out to put the lives of his constituents in danger, I agree with the people calling for his removal as an MP. This is to show that we need to begin to hold our leaders accountable. That is the only way that our democracy can grow. This is about good governance apart from the health and scientific implications."
"Don’t forget that he and his driver have all tested positive for COVID-19 and this is a double risk. We don’t know who the driver had contact with. But because he is the minister the focus is on him. To show leadership he has to resign as a member of parliament”.
He furthered that as an MP, Carlos was present when the Imposition of Restrictions Act was passed into law in parliament and as such what he did was inexcusable.
“The imposition of restrictions act was emanated from parliament. He was there when the law was passed. So for him to sit in parliament pass a law and then come out to flout the law is a no-no,” Lawyer Amaliba emphasized.
Source: Happyghana
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OH AMALIBA, YOU ARE ONLY A NDC LAWYER BUT NOT EDUCATED GHANAIN PROFESSIONAL LAWYER.WERE YOU NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF OTHER TWO LAWYERS BEHIND ASIEDU NKETIA WHEN HE BRIEFING GHANAINS ABOUT THE VERDICT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF GNANA DECEIVING PUBLIC IN HIS UNADERSTANING OF THE RULING ?I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE EVER WON A CASE IN GHANA COURT. ASIEDU NKETIA BEING A CLIENT WAS ALLOWED TO GIVE BRIEFINGS AND YOU A LAWYER MOUTH SHUT ,CAPUT.
AMALIBA A GHANAIAN SAVANNAH REGION BORN LAWYER AND LOOSE TALKER OF NDC POLITICAL PARTY,YOU CAN CONTINUE TO FLOW ANY HOW.PLESE YOU GOT TO WISE UP FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW YOUR LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND PROFESSION.
nsem huunu kwa ara kwa.
LISTEN TO THIS JOKER AND HIS LOSE TALK. A SO CALLED LAWYER WHO HAS NEVER WON A CASE.
Tell us the law that should used to axed him from the house. most of the time, Amaliba sounds like he is not a lawyer or. Let us all know the law that can be used. i dont blame him