Oppong Nkrumah: The NDC is not committed to passing the anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not genuinely committed in passing Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill even as they earlier said they supported it.
The former Information Minister said it is due to the fact that the NDC have given contradictory and conflicting signals to members of the public as well as religious leaders over their stance on the bill.
The NDC will initially inform you that the LGBTQ+ measure has been voted into law and is awaiting presidential assent. They will now tell us that we must pass the bill into law because it hasn’t been done when they visit Parliament, he said.
He said that the party’s behavior in Parliament shows a lack of commitment to passing the legislation.
Ntim Fordjour and the leaders remove it from the order paper because they do not want it to be approved. All they did was politicize the matter. Mr. Oppong Nkrumah continued, “They are not dedicated to the LGBTQ+ passage.”
He claims that during the time when the bill sparked national discussion, the NDC gave the public and religious organizations a false image.
“They tricked every Ghanaian and clergyman. He remarked, “They gave the impression that the NPP was anti-LGBTQ+ and in support.”
The MP pointed out that even when attempts are made to resubmit the bill, it is still dropped from parliamentary business, indicating that the party’s stance has changed since taking office.
“They remove it from the order paper even when you include it after a year since they were given power,” he continued.
Additionally, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah urged religious leaders who had already voiced opposition to the bill to do so once more if they continued to advocate consistently.
Therefore, I anticipate that the religious leaders and clergy who voiced their opposition to the anti-LGBTQ+ measure and started protests will need to do so once more. They must demand the passage and voice their dissatisfaction with the NDC government, he urged.
He cautioned that such groups’ silence would cast doubt on their genuineness.
The MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi continued, “Else Ghanaians will know that they are hypocrites.”