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It is time for a new world order to restore citizens’ lost faith – Bagbin
Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has called for a new world order that will better handle disputes, deliver justice, regain the people’s loss of faith in all sectors of society’s leadership, bring hope and optimism to the people, and promote peace, love, and happiness.
He also recommended reforming the United Nations Charter to make it more responsive, democratic, inclusive, and linked with modern-day governance requirements and structure, given its inadequacies in the face of contemporary global realities.
It must build an equal, just, and sustainable future for all, prescribe behaviour and implement enforceable rules to control states’ activity in areas where the global community is most challenged.
Mr Bagbin was addressing at the City Montessori School’s 24th International Conference of Chief Justices from across the world in Lucknow, India.
It revolved on the subject of “Uniting the world for children through enforceable world law and effective global governance.” The meeting drew 63 nations.
The Speaker proposed a new global government system with four equal arms to establish the world order he envisioned: the administration, legislative, judiciary, and civil society (including the media).
He argued that “the tripod of three arms of government – executive, legislature and judiciary – is not working well. The checks are jerks and the balance are imbalances”.
He identified civil society organisations as the backbone of constructive change, capable of facilitating transformational changes and holding governments and international organisations accountable for their activities.
“Let’s face it, legislatures all over the world have not been able to shed light on the operations of the executive nor hold it accountable to the people; neither have legislatures succeeded in self-regulation nor post-legislative scrutiny,” he remarked, emphasising his point.
“The proposed four world governance institutions must be truly equal, and work on the principles of checks and balances, openness, transparency and accountability”.
Rt. Hon. Bagbin informed the participants that it was their role as leaders to guarantee that the next generation inherits a world that is habitable, satisfies the ambitions of the youth, and protects the integrity and dignity of the human race.
He listed the ozone layer depletion, global water shortages, starvation, poor sanitation, biodiversity loss, and the extinction of some species due to exponential population expansion as examples of today’s global concerns that require a concentrated, urgent response.
He also listed confrontations on the Korean Peninsula, Russia-Ukraine, the Sahel, Israel-Hamas, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential to endanger mankind.
In all of this, he stated, the global community must prioritise laws and governance interventions that protect children’s futures, as well as develop mechanisms to hold governments accountable for acts that violate children’s rights, such as child labour, child marriage, trafficking, and exploitation.
He urged nations to respect their legal commitments under the UN Conventions on the Rights of the Child in order to preserve children’s rights and ensure their survival and development.
“They must ensure all children are allowed to be children, to grow, learn, and play in a safe, inclusive and caring environment, and in dignity”.
Mr. Bagbin encouraged the conference’s youth participants to be hopeful and focused on building an international community that cares for all.
He told them “you have innovation and energy to build a better society. You are the best placed to lead this transformation.
“You must compel governments to consider more resilient safety nets for the vulnerable, and demand participation in government”.
A terrible accident occurred at the base of Galenkui Mountain in Ho, claiming the lives of nine people, including babies.
The terrifying occurrence occurred as a 207 Benz was transporting goods and passengers from Abotoase to Sogakofe.
The car encountered brake failure while descending the mountain, culminating in a collision with a Zoomlion garbage truck.
Initial reports verified seven fatalities at the disaster scene, including newborns and children.
Following that, Mary Dzifa, a nurse at Ho Municipal Hospital, informed Citi News that roughly ten children had died in the disaster.
“I was at our facility yesterday, November 22, when a car rushed in with dead and injured children and injured adults, especially men. Some were attended to at the facility, and the rest who were severely injured were taken to the Ho Teaching Hospital. The dead children will be about 10.”
Officials at the Ho Teaching Hospital said that 32 people were admitted for injuries incurred, with 9 dying as a result of their injuries.
Amos Jah, the Public Relations Officer of Ho Teaching Hospital, said that the injured patients are receiving medical attention and making progress in their rehabilitation.
“I received a call from a friend yesterday who was going back to town and that he saw the accident, so I quickly informed the nurses to be on alert. Some were brought in with pickups, ambulance, tricycles; the situation was very bad, some had broken limbs, some heads almost being severed, some were bleeding from all parts of the body. After two hours, we were able to calm the situation down.”
“We had a total of 30 accident victims brought here. Two others were brought from the Municipal Hospital this morning, making it 32 in all. My information is that we lost 9 of them, 4 are kids and 5 are adults. For the kids, three were brought in dead. Those injured are responding to treatment.”
Dr Adam Bonaa, a security expert, has requested the Oti Regional Minister to restrict all public events in Nkwanta in response to the riots that have taken eight lives.
The fights, in his opinion, were avoidable.
“The Regional Minister and his men must make certain that this never happens again.” This was avoidable, yet 8 people died as a result,” he remarked on TV3’s Ghana Tonight on Tuesday, November 21.
He further suggested that “It is important to suspend all public activities that are likely to take place by the two factions, this is the surest way of letting them know that there is an authority within Nkwanta and the region.”
The Oti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) will host an emergency security meeting today, Wednesday, November 22, in response to the Nkwanta riots.
Regional Minister Joshua Gmayenaam Makubu, appearing on the Ghana Tonight show on TV3 on Tuesday, November 21, verified the number of dead and described the pandemonium as “ethnic clashes.”
“Tomorrow we are going to have an emergency security meeting again, ” he further said.
He also disclosed that there had been conflicts in town two weeks earlier between members of two tribes, Adele and Akyode.
Following the conflicts, the Minister of the Interior, Ambrose Dery, acted on the advice of the REGSEC and via Executive Instrument to impose a curfew on Nkwanta township.
The curfew will be in force from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21.
On Tuesday, November 21, an attacker opened fire in the town’s central market area.
Several people have been murdered and others have been injured as a result of the incident.
The Oti Regional Security Council dispatched officers to the region to handle the situation.
“Government wishes to appeal to all to exercise restraint and to use the established mechanisms for the resolution of all their conflicts and disputes.
“Meanwhile, the Government will like to reiterate that, there is a ban on all persons in Nkwanta Township and its environs from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapons and any persons found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted,” the Minister said.
Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has categorically rejected selling his official house to a private developer.
He then stated that his home was “almost sold” to a private developer.
The Speaker of Parliament recently revealed that his Accra home was sold to a private developer while he was still living there.
He said this only came to light when the developer went to the Lands Commission to register the land on Monday at the Speaker’s Breakfast Forum in Accra.
However, the Lands Commission claimed in a statement that “at no time did the Lands Commission sell the said property to a private developer.”
In a recent meeting with civil society organisations, the Speaker emphasised that his official house was on the verge of being turned over to a developer except for the intervention of the Lands Commission.
“I didn’t say my residence was sold. That was not what I said. This was just a comment in passing when I said it was almost sold but luckily, I was in possession. And I said it was when they went to Lands Commission that they realised from the search that it was the residence of the Speaker,” Alban Bagbin clarified.
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