Sam George, Ningo-Prampram MP and Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, has said the anti-LGBTQ bill remains a priority along with basic needs.
According to Sam George, any country worth its salt can deal with multiple priorities.
He disclosed that LGBTQ+ does not know any political party; it only knows the innocence of our children, so let’s not play politics with it.
Speaking to the Journalists at the Ministry of Communication on Friday, April 10, Sam George stated, “People don’t understand what this is about. Just last week, I had to help a father whose 21-year-old son had been abducted by someone who was sodomising him as his gay lover.
“A 55-year-old Ghanaian, UK Ghanaian, kept the man’s 21-year-old son away from him. Thanks to COP Lydia Donkor, Director General of CID, who worked with our team to identify, track the number, and identify the person, and rescue the boy just last week. If you do not know what is happening in this country, you will think nothing is going on.
Sam George further fired subtle shots at President Mahama, saying, “To those who say we have other priorities, this is a priority for us. This is a priority for us. Any country worth its salt can deal with multiple priorities at the same time”.
“We’re not saying we should stop building roads because we don’t have enough hospital beds. We’re not saying we should stop building schools because we don’t have enough pipe-borne water flowing through our taps.
“We are dealing with our roads, we are dealing with our hospitals, we are dealing with our schools, we are dealing with water, and we will also deal with our family values. It remains a priority.”
Sam George further added, “As for me, as the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, the people voted for me, and that was one of the reasons why they increased my vote margin from sixty-nine per cent to seventy-four per cent. They said, ‘Sam, go back to Parliament and make sure this bill is passed.
“So for my people in Ningo-Prampram and me, this is a priority, along with our roads, which are getting fixed, along with our health clinics, which we are building, along with our school blocks that we are building, and the water problem that we are tackling. So it remains a priority for us.”
The brouhaha follows President John Dramani Mahama’s statement that Ghana is still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter, which is his government’s main focus and not the Anti-LGBTQ Bill.
According to John Mahama, the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, while important, is not Ghana’s most urgent concern at this time.
Speaking during a Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations at Jubilee House in Accra on Monday, March 30, Mahama stated, “We are still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter”.
“While there are strong and differing views within our society, we believe that issues must be addressed through democratic processes, our core values, dialogue, and the rule of law,” he said.
Also, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Government Communications Minister, has said LGBTQ+ issues are not a priority for Ghanaians, who wake up each day focused on jobs, salaries and making ends meet.
According to Kwakye Ofosu, the LGBTQ+ subject does not rank high among the priorities of ‘ordinary’ Ghanaian citizens.
Speaking on JoyNews “The Pulse” today, Kwakye Ofosu called the debate “a waste of time” and stated there is “nothing to apologise for” regarding the President’s position on the matter.
Kwakye Ofosu stated, “This is not a major issue. It’s another waste of time. You know, NPP, they specialise in wasting the time of everybody”.
“When Ghanaians wake up in the morning, their focus is on how to get to work, how to earn a salary, and how to make ends meet. Is that bill the number one priority of every Ghanaian? It is not. It has no meaning,” he argued.
“The things that matter the most are the issues that affect the lives of Ghanaians,” he said.
“Which president, serving or seeking to become president, should make LGBTQ+ the most important issue? Is it not about the welfare of the ordinary people?” he questioned.
“There is nothing to apologise for,” he concluded.
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“LGBTQ+ does not know any political party; it only knows the innocence of our children, so let’s not play politics with it. It’s still a priority along with basic needs. My Ningo-Prampram people increased my vote margin from 69% to 74% because they wanted me to go to Parliament… pic.twitter.com/JGGOjREiUS
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