Atik Mohammed has warned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo against not signing the anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
The President, in a statement dated March 4, indicated that the bill is not yet on his desk.
He also cited a Supreme Court case by some persons in the country challenging the constitutionality of the bill and due to this, has asked the nation to “hold our hands, and await the decision of the Court” before he takes any action.
“I think it will serve little purpose to go, at this stage, into the details of the origin of this proposed law, which is yet to reach my desk. But, suffice it to say, that I have learnt that, today, a challenge has been mounted at the Supreme Court by a concerned citizen to the constitutionality of the proposed legislation.
“In the circumstances, it would be, as well, for all of us to hold our hands, and await the decision of the Court before any action is taken. The operation of the institutions of the Ghanaian state will determine the future trajectory of the rule of law and human rights compliance in our country,” portions of the statement further read.
The President's response has been interpreted by some people to mean he doesn't want to assent to the bill.
Contributing to "Kokrokoo" panel discussion show on Peace FM, Atik Mohammed cautioned the President saying he will leave a bad legacy for his party and the nation if he refuses to sign the bill.
"He's going to hurt the NPP and his candidate forever. It's going to be a tag on the NPP as a party that endorses homosexuality and that's going to be a terrible tag that will haunt the NPP for a very long time to come," the former PNC General Secretary warned.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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It's very interesting to hear people who eat and sleep at night claiming passing the law will hurt our economy. In what way? Because the West will stop giving us money? Is that what we've been reduced to as a nation so naturally blessed and endowed more than those people? Really? Yet you same people celebrated an independence day on the 6th of march, what are you celebrating? We are not even independent to make decisions on issues of interest to our nation? We'll rather start to be respected if we do so and it may be the stepping stone to cause us to think as a people and start to use wisdom to manage our resources and build our economy solidly while refraining from our corrupt mindset..Let Akufo Addo understand that it's not about his personal opinion, no one cares about that, but it is about the interest of those who have vested their power in him
atik to you is about power ant not the importance of the bill, politics can make people ***barred word***
Atik Mohammed, it is not true that not signing the bill will hurt NPP signing will rather hurt the economy and people will feel it, this is more risky for NPP, for the bill is rather a ***barred word*** bill. I wonder how 274 MPs will allow themself to be ***barred word*** by Sam George to pass such a bill.