General News of Saturday, 7 April 2018Source: gbcghana.comNDC MPs call for full-scale investigation into alleged deportation of journalistsSome minority members in ParliamentThe National Democratic Congress, (NDC), Minority Members in Parliament say it has been observing keenly the news indicating fraudulent procurement of visas through misrepresentation and deceit by some Ghanaians to Gold Coast, Australia in order to watch the Commonwealth Games, and are calling for a full-scale independent investigation to forestall future occurrences. According to the MP's, their proposed investigation must be initiated immediately by President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo, due to the embarrassment the incident has brought to the entire nation. These were in a statement signed and issued by the Ranking Member of Youth, Sports and Culture Committee, Kobena Mensah Woyome and copied to GBCONLINE in Accra on Friday, April 6, 2018. The Minority in the statement indicated that they will, however, explore various means including summoning the Minister for Youth and Sports to give a full disclosure of the incident including the profiles of deported individuals to Parliament. They are also calling on public especially those directly affected by the deportation carried out by the Australian government to furnish their offices with details including cost of the visa acquisition to help establish the truth.

Source: GhanaWeb April 06, 2018 15:33 UTC