Kweku Baako Defends Jon Benjamin

Leaders of Parliament and MPs must stop attacking the person of UK High Commissioner to Ghana Jon Benjamin vis-à-vis the recent leakage of a confidential letter he wrote to Ghana’s parliament that cites three sitting MPs and a former legislator as having been involved in various visa infractions, Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Newspaper Abdul-Malik … Read more

British High Commissioner Must Respect Our MPs

President and Executive Chairman of Eurostar Global Limousine Limited, Mr. Oscar Yao Doe has strongly condemned how the British High Commissioner in Ghana is handling the alleged visa fraud case against four Ghanaian Members of Parliament. According to the Ghanaian Business Mogul, the British High Commissioner must treat our MPs with respect and follow basis … Read more

Four Ghanaian MPs Banned From Travelling To UK

The United Kingdom (UK) High Commission in Ghana has placed a 10-year travelling ban on three sitting lawmakers and a former MP. According to the High Commission, the MPs used their diplomatic passports to apply for visas for persons traveling to the UK and they never returned. The MPs are Richard Acheampong, NDC MP for … Read more

Visa Fraud Case Very Serious; I’ll Take Action

Speaker of Parliament Mike Oquaye has said he takes the allegations of visa fraud brought against three sitting MPs and one former legislator “very seriously”. They include: Richard Acheampong, MP for Bia East in the Western Region; Joseph Benhazin Dahah, MP for Asutifi North (Ntotroso) in the Brong Ahafo Region; Johnson Kwaku Adu, MP for … Read more

Blame Jon Benjamin – Prof. Asare

The revelation made by the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, that some three current Ghanaian MPs and a former lawmaker have allegedly been engaged in visa fraud is a complete waste of time, Professor Kwaku Asare, a United States-based Ghanaian professor, has said. According to him, Mr Benjamin failed to do his work … Read more

Speaker Vows Action Against Visa Fraud MPs

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye has confirmed the involvement of three sitting Members of Parliament (MP) and a former MP in alleged visa fraud using their diplomatic passports. The MPs are said to have used their diplomatic passports to secure visas for some “relatives” to travel to the UK but who did … Read more

‘Visa Fraud’ MPs To Lose Diplomatic Passports

Three sitting Ghanaian MPs who have been indicted by the UK Government for visa fraud will have their Diplomatic Passports withdrawn if investigations find them culpable of the offence, Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said. The three MPs, together with a former lawmaker, have been cited in separate alleged visa offences by … Read more

UK Bans 4 MPs For 10 Years

Three current Ghanaian MPs and a former lawmaker have been cited in separate alleged visa offences by the UK government and a 10-year visa ban placed on them by the UK government. They include: Richard Acheampong, MP for Bia East in the Western Region; Joseph Benhazin Dahah, MP for Asutifi North (Ntotroso) in the Brong … Read more

Four MPs Cited In Alleged UK Visa Fraud

Three sitting Members of Parliament and a former MP have been cited by the British authorities for allegedly perpetrating visa fraud using their diplomatic passports. The MPs are said to have used an unauthorised person (a goro boy) and their diplomatic passports to apply for visas for persons who travelled to the United Kingdom and … Read more

Four MPs Barred From the UK For ‘visa Fraud’

The British government has blacklisted some three current serving Members of Parliament (MP) and a former MP from entering the UK for indulging in visa fraud. A confidential letter the British High Commission in Ghana wrote to the Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye and sighted by citifmonline.com accused the MPs of facilitating the … Read more