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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 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. <\/p>\n “Don\u2019t forget that President Akufo-Addo came on a mantra that moved a lot of Christians \u2018The battle is the Lord\u2019s\u2019. He is also a Christian and a fine gentleman who lost his wife unfortunately and remarried which means he believes in family values,\u201d he said in the interview. <\/p>\n He added, \u201cWe 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.<\/p>\n “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.\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Tetteh further asserted that Akufo-Addo\u2019s delay in signing the bill played a major role in his government\u2019s loss in the recently concluded general elections.<\/p>\n \u201cIt 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,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n The anti-LGBTQ bill has yet to be signed into law by the President, with lawsuits filed against it.<\/p>\n MAG\/MA<\/p>\n Watch a compilation of the latest Twi news below:<\/b><\/p>\n![\"Rev.](\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/366\/36664448.295.jpg\" "\\"Rev.")
Rev. Dr. Lawrence Tetteh is the founder of Worldwide Miracle Outreach<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n