Anti-Gay Bill: Akufo-Addo goofed in his comment to Kamala Harris – Hon.Sam George
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo could have used the meeting with the US Vice President Kamala Harris to state clearly that Ghana would not entertain any expression of homosexuality but he failed, hon Sam George stated.
The MP believes the President goofed in his statement when he met the U.S Veep.
Hon. Sam George who is one of the sponsors of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, popularly known as the Anti-Gay Bill said “First, I thought President Akufo-Addo would have used this opportunity to send a clear message to the world and the country that his fidelity is to the Ghanaian people. Based on the 1992 Constitution that he swore an oath to uphold, he would have sent a clear message that Ghana is not going to entertain any expressions of homosexuality.
“Second, it was known that this would be a topic and I expected that he would have shown he was on top of his brief. On the two points, President Akufo-Addo goofed and failed.
“The President doesn’t know what he is talking about, the Bill has not substantially changed, the Bill remains as tough and as rigid as it was. The focus of the Bill has not changed, and the objective has not changed.”
His comments come at a time President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo “dissociated” from the Anti-Gay Bill.
Proposed under a Private Members’ Bill, the anti-gay bill is expected to criminalize some of the activities of homosexuals in Ghana.
By Richard Koomson| mediacentralonline.info |Ghana
