Condemn homosexuality – Foh-Amoaning to Akufo-Addo

Private legal practitioner, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has said President Nana Akufo-Addo cannot go about declaring: “The battle is the Lord’s”, and, at the same time, appear not to condemn homosexuality which is abominable in the sight of God.

Mr Foh-Amoaning, who is the Executive Secretary and spokesperson for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, said: “It is God who uplifted him to be president; spiritually he is occupying a Davidic throne. The kingship that God bestowed on David because he called on God, is the same throne our president is occupying. He (Mr Akufo-Addo) went to churches and mosques to say the ‘Battle is the Lord’s’… Look at the difference [in the election results]. Everyone knew that it was God’s hand at work…

“Ghanaians believe he has a higher moral and spiritual obligation…A president who has fought for the presidency for over eight solid years using the name of the Lord, he has a higher spiritual responsibility that when Westerners say things that are against God’s word and also go against our Ghanaian culture, our president must speak… If God gives you something, He expects you to stand for Him. Mr President, this is your time… It is time to show that you are on the Lord’s side,” Mr Foh-Amoaning stated on Asempa FM’s Ekosii sen radio programme on Friday, 27 April 2018.

He was speaking in relation to calls by Western leaders for Ghana and other countries to recognise rights of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and go ahead to legalise their practices.

Mr Foh-Amoaning insists that being a homosexual is “not a human right” and such individuals need to be helped to reform.

He said homosexuality is an “abnormality which runs counter to the right to life” and procreation with so many other adverse consequences, hence should not be encouraged.

Mr Foh-Amoaning further added that Mr Akufo-Addo is preaching a ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’, and explained that a ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ involves independence from manipulations in all facets by Westerners.

“When you say ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’, it has a moral, ethical and cultural content because ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ means we have to be cautious and move away from dependence on Westerners not only economically but culturally and mentally”, adding, Ghana’s first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah talked about “neocolonialism and cultural imperialism”.