General News of Friday, 29 November 2019Source: citinewsroom.comWe’ll not tolerate ‘undue stigmatization’ by foreign missions – Speaker of ParliamentSpeaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike OquayeThe Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye, says as head of the legislature, he would not tolerate any acts of bullying from foreign missions with regards to alleged visa fraud committed by some Members of Parliament. Prof. Oquaye, made the remark at an Editors Forum where he expressed misgivings about the approach of former British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin in addressing an alleged issue of visa fraud against some Members of Parliament. A few years ago, the British High Commission blacklisted three sitting MPs and a former Member of Parliament for engaging in acts of alleged visa fraud. The MPs were accused of facilitating the entry of some of their supposed relatives to the UK using their Diplomatic Passports. “I told his successor that I was not too happy with the approach of his predecessor.”

Source: GhanaWeb November 29, 2019 07:52 UTC