Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, the Board Chair of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has lambasted the Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, over the passage of the hate Bill.
In an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Citi FM, Professor Audrey Gadzekpo expressed her disappointment about the motives behind the bill, singling out Hon Sam George, MP for Ningo Prampram who played a crucial role in spearheading for the passage of the hate bill.
THe renowned professor alleged that Mr. George had a different stance in 2015 when former President John Dramani Mahama was rumoured to have connections with a homosexual individual.
“I am telling you that they have passed it not for any reason but for political reasons. Mr. Sam George, the chief proponent of the bill in 2015 when his candidate John Mahama was accused of having a friend who was a homosexual sponsoring him, etc. Sam George is on record saying that the constitution protects those rights,” citinewsroom.com quoted her to have said.
She questioned the sudden change in George’s stance, stating, “So I have to wonder why he changed his mind… What has changed? 10 years ago did he have a different morality from today, from 2021 when he proposed the bill.”
According to her, the passage of the bill reflects political manoeuvring rather than a commitment to protecting societal values.
“That is why I am saying there is politics. They are walking over the bodies of vulnerable people,” she added.
The Bill currently proscribes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activities and criminalises their promotion, advocacy and funding.
Persons caught in same-sex relations would be subjected to six months to three-year jail term with promoters and sponsors of these acts bearing a three to five-year jail term.
The Bill would now require presidential assent to come into force.