Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George has criticized the National Peace Council and the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) in relation to the ongoing debate surrounding the anti-gay bill.
According to him, the National Peace Council is part of the problems of the country.
“The Peace Council is one of the problems of this country. The Peace Council have become a political organization; it should be disbanded for the sanctity of Ghana’s peace. The Peace Council is a threat to our peace as a country,” declared Sam George during an interview with Johnnie Hughes on 3FM Sunrise Morning Show on March 5.
Sam George’s remarks didn’t stop there; he likened the members of the Peace Council to the biblical figure Esau who sold his birthright for a bowl of porridge, implying they had compromised their principles for personal gain.
Turning his attention to the CDD, Sam George accused the organization of being financially motivated in their advocacy efforts, particularly regarding their involvement with what he termed “Ghana’s gay lobby.”
“The CDD advocacy is financial. The CDD is funded. They are funded by and this advocacy, all the work they’ve done with the gay lobby so-called group of 18, they are Ghana’s gay lobby,” he asserted.
He went further to imply that the CDD’s involvement in the debate was driven by financial incentives rather than genuine concern for academic research or Ghanaian values.
“Let people not think that the CDD is doing an altruistic job and that Professor Gadzekpo is interested in doing academic research. This is financial,” Sam George stated emphatically.
Highlighting his own motivations in the debate, George reiterated his commitment to protecting Ghanaian cultural values and the innocence of children, contrasting it with what he perceived as the financial interests of other parties involved.
“My interest is the protection of the Ghanaian cultural values and the protection of the innocence of my children and the children of Ghana. That’s my interest. And their interest is money, it’s financial,” he emphasized.
By Joselyn Kafui Nyadzi