{"id":119705,"date":"2026-05-25T11:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=119705"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:26:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:26:34","slug":"ndc-used-anti-lgbtq-bill-as-a-tool-to-secure-power-baffour-awuah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=119705","title":{"rendered":"NDC used anti-LGBTQ bill as a tool to secure power -Baffour Awuah"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and Vice Chairman of the Subsidiary Legislative Committee of Parliament, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of using the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill as a political instrument to win power, arguing that the party has failed to demonstrate a genuine commitment to its passage since assuming office.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview on Joy News Desk on May 25, Mr Baffour Awuah said the governing party\u2019s posture on the bill reveals what he described as a pattern of political expediency, insisting that key campaign promises are not being pursued with the same urgency in government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey only used it as a tool to secure political power. Now they have what they want, so once they have what they want, what other interest do they have?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He further argued that the alleged trend is not limited to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill but also reflects what he described as inconsistencies in the government\u2019s approach to other national issues, including the fight against illegal mining.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have seen that with the fight against galamsey, it was just a weapon tool to secure political power. They went on demonstrations upon demonstrations,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n

Mr Baffour Awuah claimed that attempts in Parliament to hold the government accountable on some of these issues had been resisted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have even asked them to come to Parliament to answer for that. When the motion was brought to the floor of Parliament for them to come and answer to some of these issues, they rejected that,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

According to him, these developments point to a wider pattern of divergence between opposition rhetoric and governance decisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo clearly there is a trend. The trend suggests that what they said in opposition was just meant to get political power. They are now governing with what they really meant; their real intentions are showing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Baffour Awuah also cited the issue of single sourcing in public procurement, alleging a shift in position by President John Dramani Mahama.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor instance, President Mahama said that once he comes to power, single sourcing was going to be a thing of the past. In his inaugural State of the Nation Address, he repeated that,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

He, however, argued that the stance later changed in subsequent addresses.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn his subsequent State of the Nation Address, he didn\u2019t say it was going to be a thing of the past; he said it was going to be a rare occurrence. So his position shifted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Baffour Awuah maintained that there is a significant gap between the NDC\u2019s promises in opposition and its actions in government, describing it as a \u201cserious gulf\u201d between rhetoric and implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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