The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has taken President Akufo-Addo to the cleaners over his letter urging Parliament to refrain from transmitting the anti-gay bill to his office for assent.
The Office of the President, through Secretary, Nana Bediatuo Asante, had urged Parliament in a letter dated Monday, March 18, 2024, to refrain from forwarding the recently passed Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2024, to President Akufo-Addo for his approval. The letter referenced two pending applications for an order of interlocutory injunction against the Bill before the Supreme Court of the land.
“It has come to the attention of this Office that while the President and other senior officials of the Presidency were at Peduase for a Cabinet Retreat on Thursday, March 14, 2024, you attempted to submit the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2024 (the “Bill”) to Jubilee House for the President to signify his assent or otherwise to the Bill.
“This Office is aware of two pending applications for an order of interlocutory injunction, both filed on March 7, 2024, in the Supreme Court in Dr. Amanda Odoi v. The Speaker of Parliament and The Attorney-General (J1/13/2023) and Richard Sky v. The Parliament of Ghana and The Attorney-General (31/9/2024), respectively, to restrain you and Parliament from transmitting the Bill to the President and, also, to restrain the President from signifying his assent to the Bill, pending the final determination of the matter,” portions of the statement read.
But in a sharp rebuttal, Mr Sam George, one of the lead sponsors of the bill, labelled the statement as shameful and disgraceful.
“Dear @NAkufoAddo, this is not just shameful and disgraceful but speaks to the facts that when it comes to your words and promises, they are mere fluff and flowery English. Once again, you prove to the Ghanaian people that you are not to be trusted,” his social media post read.
Dear @NAkufoAddo, this is not just shameful and disgraceful but speaks to the facts that when it comes to your words and promises, they are mere fluff and flowery English. Once again, you prove to the Ghanaian people that you are not to be trusted. 🦁🇬🇭 pic.twitter.com/G62Uweo0K3
— Sam 'Dzata' George 🦁🇬🇭 (@samgeorgegh) March 19, 2024
