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Sam George, NDC Pushing Anti-gay Bill Because They’re In Opposition And Don’t Care About the Effects – H.K Prempeh
Executive Director of CDD-Ghana, Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are championing the passage of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill because they’re not in government.
According to him the narrative would have been different if the NDC were holding power and bearing the consequences of passing such bill.
“The opposition can afford to pander to populism by pushing this reckless bill because they know they are not in Government. But their political opportunism is short-sighted, unless, of course, they see no prospect of coming into Government any time soon.
“When you are in Government, as opposed to just trying to hold on to your one local parliamentary seat, that’s when you know how completely reckless a bill like this is.
“Unlike individual MPs, the Government operates in a dynamic international environment, where pandering to local populism can often come at a huge cost,” he said of the different approaches adopted by the two major parties.
