The Founder of Worldwide Miracle Outreach, Rev. Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, has made an impassioned plea to outgoing President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sign the controversial anti-LGBTQ bill before leaving office.

Speaking in an interview on GH One TV on Monday, December 30, 2024, Dr. Tetteh stated that if Akufo-Addo signs the bill, it will become one of his most significant legacies as an outgoing president and will also earn him goodwill from Ghanaians.

The man of God shared his views on the lawsuits filed against the passage of the anti-LGBTQ bill, stating that he, along with many other members of the clergy, saw them as a distraction and a diversionary tactic aimed at delaying its passage.

He shared that a meeting with the president, clergy, and Muslim leaders regarding the bill did not yield the expected results, leaving them disappointed as it failed to produce any fruitful outcomes.

“The anti-LGBTQ court issue was a distraction. I was privileged to be part of a nine-member committee that met with the President with Muslim and Christian representatives that felt the bill should be signed.

"Don’t forget that President Akufo-Addo came on a mantra that moved a lot of Christians ‘The battle is the Lord’s’. He is also a Christian and a fine gentleman who lost his wife unfortunately and remarried which means he believes in family values,” he said in the interview.

He added, “We thought of this and went to have a 3-hour meeting with His Excellency. A lot of us felt that that court case was a distraction and I think it's not too late for President Akufo-Addo to sign that bill for Ghana. He should leave that as a legacy and people will love and be proud of him. He is going to be 81 years old on his next birthday and he has nothing to lose.

"The younger ones will be scared of what the international community will say and the pressure they will mount on us but who cares? I would love for him to leave that legacy for Ghanaians to be proud of him.”

Dr. Tetteh further asserted that Akufo-Addo’s delay in signing the bill played a major role in his government’s loss in the recently concluded general elections.

“It played a big role. I mean if politicians are not looking at it from that point of view, they should take it from my point of view because that played a lot of role. Lots of people were very silent but they were not comfortable with it,” he concluded.

The anti-LGBTQ bill has yet to be signed into law by the President, with lawsuits filed against it.

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