NDC used anti-LGBTQ bill to win power but they are now running away from it – Minority Leader

Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has accused the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of being hypocritical in how it has handled the contentious anti-LGBTQ bill.

At a news conference in Accra to commemorate a year of the Minority’s review in Parliament, he made the remarks.

Speaking to the media, Mr. Afenyo-Markin claimed that although the NDC actively supported the bill prior to taking government, interacting with religious leaders, traditional authorities, and communities across the country, it has since kept mute and used parliamentary procedures to delay its passage.

Additionally, he criticized the administration for reportedly incorporating sexual rights-promoting material into certain sections of the national curriculum, claiming that this went against the party’s previous public position.

“One year down the line, we hear the President say the government is conducting wider consultations to see how the law can be better formulated. That is not the same law they said must be passed without delay,” Mr Afenyo-Markin noted.

He further alleged that after Parliament had followed all due processes and approval had been granted, the Majority Leader used procedural tactics to claim there was no valid approval by the Speaker, effectively stalling the bill.

“As we speak, the government has refused, neglected and deliberately denied the people of Ghana the very anti-LGBTQ+ law they promised,” he said.

Source: Ghanatodayonline.com