Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has challenged Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as Napo, to provide evidence to back his recent claims regarding the promotion of LGBTQ content in Ghana’s educational curriculum.
Dr. Prempeh, the running mate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), accused Ablakwa and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of developing a school curriculum that allegedly promoted LGBTQ ideas when Ablakwa was a Deputy Education Minister. Speaking on a campaign platform in Kumasi-Bantama, Napo alleged that the NDC had already included Comprehensive Sexuality Education in the school curriculum, claiming, “The person who brought it was Okudzeto Ablakwa. They took pastors and imams to towns and communities and told teachers to teach how a boy kisses a boy, how a female and a female sleep together.”
In response, Hon. Ablakwa took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to challenge Napo to produce the so-called pro-LGBTQ curriculum and to provide the names of the pastors and imams allegedly involved in promoting LGBTQ ideas around the country. Ablakwa wrote, “When you say a prayer, please say one for Napo. He really needs help. I challenge him to produce the pro-LGBTQ curriculum he claims I prepared. I also challenge him to provide the names of pastors and imams who went round the country with me promoting LGBTQ. Desperate concoctions and outright falsehoods would not revive the failed Bawumia/Napo campaign.”
The allegations relate to an ongoing controversy regarding the proposed Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) for school children, which was introduced by the government in 2018 with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The proposal received backlash from a section of the Ghanaian public, who argued against teaching children about sexuality, including LGBTQ topics, at a young age.
