New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary candidate aspirant for the Ningo-Prampram Constituency, John Mantse Akwetey, has alleged that the incumbent MP, Sam Nartey George, is not being entirely honest with Ghanaians in his quest to have Parliament pass the anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

In an interview on JoyNews' AM Show on Wednesday, November 29, monitored by The Independent Ghana, John Mantse Akwetey accused Sam George of having close affiliation with a member of the LGBTQ community.

According to Mr Mantse Akwetey, Sam George's campaign manager is a homosexual. He referenced the residents of Prampram as the source of this information.

"When we talk about LGBTQ, I don't want to go there. But the sort of hypocrisy Sam George exhibits is overwhelming. Ask everybody in Prampram who Sam George's campaign manager is and his sexual orientation.

"It is an open secret in the town of Prampram. Everybody knows it. So when you see a character like Sam George, jumping from place to place," Mr Mantse Akwetey said.

Despite being informed of the risk of defaming an individual, Mr Akwetey reiterated his allegation.

"Send your reporters to Prampram and make your own judgement. I'm sitting on live television and I'm telling you. Sam George's hypocrisy is untold. Your personal person is a known gay in Prampram. Why don't you deal with his first?" he stressed.

This is not the first time such a claim has been made. Michael Tettey Kwetey, a former Ningo-Prampram NDC Parliamentary aspirant also made such claim ahead of the NDC Parliamentary primaries that saw him lose to Sam George.

"In his campaign, a known gay is the chairman of his campaign. All his political meetings are held in the residence of that known gay," he said.

Mr Kwetey also alleged that a lesbian is also a part of Sam George's campaign team.

The identity of Sam George's campaign manager remains unknown.

Sam George is one of the sponsors of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill. He has been vocal on calls for the immediate passing of the bill that seeks to criminalize and impose severe penalties on the practice and promotion of homosexuality.

In his fight against the LGBTQ community, Sam George has been accused by Ghanaian musician Wanlov the Kubolor of being sponsored by an American organization to advocate for anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Ghana.

Kubolor's claims and the recent allegations by John Mantse Akwetey are yet to receive a reaction from Mr Sam Nartey George.

The Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill was laid in the house on March 30, 2023, by the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee.