Akufo-Addo’s failure to assent anti-LGBTQ+ bill: I will march to Jubilee House – Dr. Lawrence Tetteh
Founder and President of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach, Dr. Lawrence Tetteh has chided his fellow clergymen and women over their prolonged silence on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill which was passed by Parliament in February this year.
Dr. Lawrence Tetteh is not enthused by the lack of interest on the path of the country’s clergymen concerning the state of the bill.
Although the bill has been passed, it currently awaits President Akufo-Addo’s assent to be finally implemented. However, the President has also indicated his inability to take action on the bill until two pending suits against it are resolved at the Supreme Court.
Dr. Tetteh has since vowed to march to the seat of government if President Akufo-Addo does not assent to the bill after the Supreme Court endorses its passage.
“I’ll march to the Jubilee House. I think it’s about time we make politicians know we voted them into power. The cowardice that Christian leaders and religious leaders have been reduced to is a shame and I’m embarrassed by some of our clergymen.
“As much as we are interested in our titles, in the big titles, and who we are and how long we’ve served, I’m yet to hear certain people speak against this matter. And for me, that is a shame. And so it starts from my home too,” he said in an audio recording sighted by 3news.
He stressed that the silence of the clergymen on the matter is too loud, noting that the attitude of some clergymen to impress certain people in power must end.
“It starts from the clergymen. It starts from the religious clerics. It starts from the home of the Chief Iman. It starts from the Chairman of Christian Council. It starts from the Apostolic leaders. It starts from Apostolic fathers. It also starts from the Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Anglicans. But also, beyond that, it starts from the charismatic leaders.
“We’ve been too quiet. And as much as we are grumbling, everybody wants to impress certain people and that nonsense, for me, must stop,” he fumed.
The clergyman joins the list of religious figures and organizations putting pressure on the president to enact the legislation.
About the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Parliament of Ghana on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, passed the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill.
The bill proscribes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) activities and criminalises their promotion, advocacy, and funding.
Persons caught in these acts face up to a three-year jail term, with promoters and sponsors facing a three to five-year jail term.
President Akufo-Addo has stated that he would only take a decision on the bill after the suits against it are resolved by the Supreme Court.
