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Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye
Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, Speaker of Parliament, urged the media to focus their discussions on issues related to the socio-economic development of the country.
He stated that excessive concentration on irrelevant issues would frustrate efforts to implement policies aimed at achieving the necessary socio-economic development.
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"A lot of the topics in the media are themselves peripherals and if you do, policies will not be problem politics either, but policies of
vituperations and this is very dangerous for the country, "he said.
Professor Oquaye made this call to Accra last Monday at the President's breakfast with the leaders of Parliament and members of civil society organizations.
The meeting provides an opportunity for organizations to voice their concerns and suggestions regarding policies and legislation.
Last Monday's meeting was devoted to the concerns of people with disabilities regarding the implementation of the Disability Act 2006, Law 715.
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Expert panelists
Mr. Oquaye said that in other jurisdictions, media organizations have set up panels of experts to discuss national issues, but this does not seem to be the case in Ghana.
"We have almost permanent TV and radio representatives who speak" expertly "from archeology to zoology and hope to grow, grow and become a great nation?", He asked. .
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Oquaye said it was time for the country to focus on the issues affecting vulnerable and marginalized people in society in order to ensure its overall development.
Regarding the application of the law on people with disabilities, Professor Oquaye said that its adoption was not a panacea to the problems that affected people with disabilities, but its strict application.
He called for close collaboration between people with disabilities and other relevant agencies to address identifiable gaps in the law.
Concerns of people with disabilities
A member of the Council of Disabled Persons, Mr. Alexander Bankole Williams, who gave a presentation on "The inclusion of people with disabilities in Ghana: state of play after the adoption of the Disability Act of 2006" (Law 715) "said that people with disabilities were victims of discrimination and neglect in workplaces, schools and homes in the country.
He added that despite the adoption of the Disability Act of 2006 (Law 715), the provisions of the law aimed at solving the problems of persons with disabilities were not applied.
For example, he said, no provision had been made for commercial vehicles or parking spaces reserved for disabled persons, as stipulated by law.
Williams said people with disabilities were denied their fair share of the 3 per cent allocated to the District Assembly Common Fund.
He alleged that the administrations misused the money, while the leaders of disability organizations continued to draw on the allocation of 3%.
Mr. Williams suggested that the Council for Persons with Disabilities be responsible for managing the 3% allocation for persons with disabilities to ensure equitable distribution of funds.
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