Veteran movie director Socrate Safo has condemned the blatant hypocrisy of Ghana’s political class over anti-LGBTQ laws, saying leaders are actually altering positions pushed by comfort relatively than precept.
Talking on Okay FM, Mr Saffo claimed that the brand new combat over the invoice has revealed how some politicians are bending their positions to go well with the second. “The hypocrisy in politics on this nation is alarming,” he stated.
He first took intention at an earlier model of the invoice. He says the draft proposal submitted to former President Nana Akufo-Addo was so excessive that it ended up in courtroom and made little logical sense. The 2021 invoice was handed by Parliament in February 2024, however the invoice stalled after people secured a Supreme Courtroom injunction, and Akufo-Addo withheld his assent earlier than leaving workplace.
Mr Safo then turned to the governing facet, questioning the integrity of President John Dramani Mahama and the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC). He beforehand accused the New Patriotic Get together (NPP) of delaying the invoice, and claimed that the identical individuals who promised to go the invoice themselves have since taken the initiative to make main amendments to its textual content. Opposition MPs have equally complained that the brand new model is extra versatile, however Mahama stated the handed invoice must bear authorized evaluate earlier than taking any additional steps.
Mr Saffo stated leaders weren’t ready to behave on political winds, however as a substitute had an obligation to maintain the folks constant on problems with nationwide significance. His personal leanings are not any secret as he is named a member of the NPP, and background readers could object to his criticism of the ruling occasion.
