Disabled fails to enter Parliament House

A cripple using clutches on Thursday crushed and fell on the concrete stairs leading to the Parliament House in Accra.

Mr Kwadwo Baah Nyarko, a student of the Dwenesa School for the Disable in the Ashanti Region, had attempted to get into the House to watch proceedings.


He told the Ghana News Agency that the 'hoof' of his clutches, which had worn out slipped on the wet stairs as a result of a late morning down pour.


"This is my first time of coming here (Parliament). I had no idea about the state of the building. I thought every Ghanaian could come here and watch his or her MP talk," he said.

The drenched student said: "I came here struggling on trotro from Kokomlemle (a suburb of Accra) only to suffer this fate. I am not sure when I am coming back".


Master Nyarko who had no idea about his rights as a disabled under the constitution said, "I hope a flat surface would be prepared for some of us in future".


About 10 per cent of Ghana's population Ghana are disabled but provision is not made for them to have access to most public buildings while activities are planned and executed without taking them into consideration