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NATIONAL CONCERN By Abrakwa Jacob Kojo  1 minute read  The Parliament has finished going through the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2022. They paused the final reading of the bill for now. This break will allow the committee and sponsors to coordinate their work and consider it again if needed. Despite previous delays, Parliament is now focusing on this bill. The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, said they aimed to finish discussing it by Friday, February 9, 2024. To ensure this, Parliament has dedicated significant time to discussing the bill, even putting other matters aside. The bill aims to uphold traditional family values and prohibits activities related to LGBTQ+ rights, with penalties included. The Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, stated that if the President doesn't approve the bill after it passes, Parliament will override his decision using its constitutional powers. There are concerns that the President might n

 # NATIONAL POLITICS  By Abrakwa Jacob Kojo Mr. Kyerematen says Dr. Bawumia can't separate himself from the country's problems because he's part of the cabinet. He believes Vice Presidents can make a positive difference in the country. "There’s no doubt about that, how is it even possible to deny that you have been a minister and say that you are not part of a system? But that is not the case, you are talking about being a minister, governments are not run by ministers. It’s about the executive authority at the highest level. You provide the direction as a minister. This theory that if you are vice president you don’t have the leverage to do anything that is not true. In the case of late former President J.E Mills, literally gave everything to then vice president Mahama, every opportunity to lead processes. It is the same thing, President Akufo-Addo has also given the vice president [Dr Bawumia] every opportunity to lead processes of governance," He compared Dr. B

# NATIONAL POLITICS  WRITTEN BY ABRAKWA JACOB KOJO  In a recent speech at the UPSA auditorium in Accra, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President and flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), unveiled a bold proposal to revamp Ghana's national service scheme. Highlighting the pressing need for job creation among Ghanaian youth, Dr. Bawumia advocated for a significant shift in the current national service policy. Under his proposed plan, graduates who secure employment immediately after completing their education would be exempt from national service obligations. This exemption, he argued, would enable these graduates to swiftly join the workforce and contribute to the nation's economic growth. Furthermore, Dr. Bawumia suggested making national service optional for all graduates, granting them the freedom to choose whether to participate. By removing the mandatory nature of national service, he believes that students would have more flexibility to pursue immediate career oppo