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Vice-president of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil
• Kofi Bentil says Sam George and supporters of the anti-LGBTQ + bill won the fight
• However, he thinks their victory will be short-lived
• He says Sam George’s grandchildren will one day apologize for his actions
Samuel Nartey George, the deputy of Ningo Prampram deserved the praise of the vice-president of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil for “having won the gay debate for the moment”.
He believes, however, that the argument made by Sam George and the other seven MPs behind the bill will not stand the test of time.
Kofi Bentil says there will be a reversal of public praise in the immediate future as Ghanaian society embraces homosexuality.
When the time comes, Kofi Bentil expects Sam George’s grandchildren to issue a public apology on his behalf.
“Sam George and his friends have won the gay debate! … for now. I have a feeling that if we live long enough, we will see his grandchildren change the law he supports and apologize for his actions. Time will tell. “
Sam George’s social media stock has risen after he presented a forceful new defense of the anti-LGBQ + bill on CNN.
Sam George, in an interview with Kenya-born CNN reporter Larry Madowo, dismissed claims that the bill would lead to an oppression of gay rights in the country.
He also pointed out that the bill in no way promotes hatred towards LGBTQ people, but rather criminalizes attacks against such people.
“Well, you haven’t read my bill. It is misinformation to say that anyone who is convicted of a homosexual act is a misconception that you are peddling and you should not do it on an international platform, ”he submitted before read the relevant section of the bill calling for a five-year sentence. prison sentence.
About the anti-LGBTQ + bill
Sam Nartey George led an eight-member legislative group that drafted a private member’s bill titled: “The Promotion of Appropriate Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021,” which seeks to ban sexual abuse altogether. LGBTQ + community activities.
At present, the bill has been tabled in the House and referred to the appropriate committee for consideration.
Ningo Prampram MP strongly defended the necessity of the bill which he said is a necessity to preserve the moral and cultural values of Ghanaians in general.
Sam George insists that LGBTQ + tendencies are not human rights but preferences that must be regulated in the context of what Ghanaian society and culture accepts.
The bill has the full blessing of President Alban Bagbin who has officially declared that he is pro-life and will ensure that the bill is passed as soon as possible.
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