A Professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has criticized President Akufo-Addo for failing to assent to the anti-gay bill .
According to him, the president’s refusal to sign the anti-gay bill into law is akin to a dead-goat who doesn’t seem to care about the needs of the people.
He explained that President Akufo-Addo’s term will end soon so he doesn’t seem to care about the needs of the Ghanaian people.
“The President appears to be telling Ghanaians that he’s exiting and hence he’s a dead-goat and doesn’t care about what anyone say or does. Even when the general will of the good people of Ghana has been resoundingly expressed against LGBT, the President seems to want to swim against the tide by resorting to surreptitious and disingenuous maneuverings just to undermine the will of the people.
In his view, it is about time the country legislated against this dead goat syndrome being practiced by presidents leaving office before such acts frustrate the citizens.
“But we cannot allow a President to behave any how he pleases just because he’s exiting and so he’s a dead-goat. We must act on presidential dead-goatism before it overly frustrates Ghanaians and pushes unscrupulous people to act in an unorthodox manner.”