General News of Tuesday, 26 March 2019Source: starrfm.com.ghParliament didn’t snub Kintampo crash victims – SpeakerSpeaker of Parliament, Prof Mike OquayeThe Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Oquaye has vehemently refuted accusations that the House does not care about Ghanaians in the wake of its remembrance of victims of Cyclone Idai and New Zealand shooting but not the Kintampo accident victims. The Minority in Parliament on Monday demanded financial contributions from MPs to support victims of cyclone Idai which has left close to 800 people dead across three countries in Southern Africa. Member of Parliament for Kumbungu Ras Mubarak, however, found the proposal disheartening, compelling him to publicly take a dig at the House for what he said was choosing victims of tragedy elsewhere over those of the ghastly Kintampo road carnage. At least 60 passengers lost their lives in a head-on collision involving two buses on the Kintampo – Techiman highway Friday, 22 March. The Speaker of Parliament, however, found the criticism from the Kumbungu lawmaker unfortunate stating that the House planned to have a statement from Kintampo South MP on the incident today Tuesday 26 March.

Source: GhanaWeb March 26, 2019 13:30 UTC