Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee and MP for Assin South, has criticized President John Dramani Mahama and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa for what he describes as a failure to defend Ghana’s longstanding position on LGBTQ+ matters at the United Nations.
In a social media post on Thursday, July 10, Ntim Fordjour condemned Ghana’s decision to abstain from voting on a UN resolution concerning LGBTQ+ rights, arguing that it signaled implicit support for the global LGBTQ+ agenda.
“The Foreign Minister claimed the UN vote was to protect LGBTQ persons from violence in justifying why they failed to represent the position of Ghana,” the Assin South MP wrote.
“Here is the joy expressed by notable LGBTQ group after the resolution was passed. Congrats NDC!”
Although Ghana did not vote in Favour of the resolution, Ntim Fordjour asserted that abstaining amounted to a dereliction of duty, especially given the country’s traditionally conservative stance on issues of sexuality.
He argued that by not voting against the resolution, the Mahama administration effectively aligned Ghana with pro-LGBTQ+ sympathizers.