17th January 2025 11:43:08 AM
2 mins readThe Member of Parliament for Assin South and former Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has criticized President John Dramani Mahama for revising his stance on the contentious Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, more commonly referred to as the anti-gay bill.
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Mr Fordjour’s remarks followed President Mahama’s recent suggestion to convert the bill from a private member’s proposal to an initiative backed by the government.
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In a meeting with the Catholic Bishops Conference in Accra on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, Mahama argued that a government-backed bill would carry more weight and improve its chances of being successfully passed.
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However, Mr Fordjour, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, January 17, expressed his dissatisfaction with the President’s shift in position, labeling it a breach of trust with the Ghanaian people. He assured that the bill would be reintroduced in the 9th Parliament for reconsideration.
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“Mr. President, don’t renege on your words to the Clergy and Ghanaians in respect of LGBTQ matters. Don’t run away from the bill you so believed in when you were in opposition,” he stated.
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“The same President @JDMahama who stated his desire to assent to the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill in opposition is now backtracking. Barely seven (7) days after being sworn in, President Mahama now thinks curriculum reforms should replace a bill that 73% of Ghanaians support.”
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He further questioned Mahama’s apparent change of stance, asserting: “We heard him loud and clear during the Assin North by-election and when he campaigned to the Clergy about his intention to sign the bill without hesitation. Why is he now distancing himself after gaining power? Ghanaians are watching.”
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