The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has declared its support for President John Dramani Mahama for his stance on the LGBTQI+ issue.
The council has consequently expressed confidence in the President to steer the ship of the nation “well away from the shores of the LGBTQI+ agenda”.
The GPCC said that based on the time-tested values systems of Ghanaian society and the Christian faith, which the President personally espoused, the council was convinced that the President would not be a pushover for foreign influences.
The council made the statement in the wake of a controversial decision by an American university to cancel a planned honorary doctorate conferment on President Mahama.
Report
Lincoln University, based in Pennsylvania, the United States of America (USA), is reported to have cancelled a planned conferment of an honorary doctorate on President Mahama, citing the President’s stance against LGBTQI+ practices.
The award was scheduled to be conferred on the President in recognition of his contribution to public service and global leadership.
According to the Ghana Embassy in the United States, the university’s decision to cancel the award ceremony originally scheduled for March 26, 2026, was as a result of President Mahama’s views against the promotion of LGBTQI+ practices, and the ongoing debate currently underway in the Ghanaian Parliament aimed at enacting legislation against such activities in the country.
Sovereign
The GPCC, in a statement signed by its President, Apostle Dr Eric Nyamekye, said that, although Ghana, as a sovereign country, did not harbour hatred nor discriminate against persons of LGBTQI+ inclination, the cultural values of the traditional Ghanaian society and almost the entirety of its religious architecture, in unison, detested those foreign practices.
Indeed, it said, the values of the Christian community, which constitutes over 71 per cent of the population, totally abhorred the ideological ethos and practices of LGBTQI+.
“The GPCC, therefore, stands in total solidarity with our beloved President, John Dramani Mahama, on this matter,” the statement emphasised.
“We remain poised to support him even when further consequential actions follow the ill-advised decision of Lincoln University,” the council added.
Ordinarily, it said, university academic decisions should not be an issue for the GPCC to comment on.
However, it stated, the reported basis for the cancellation of the intended honorary doctorate award ceremony was of utmost interest to the entire GPCC fraternity.
“As the largest ecumenical body in Ghana, made up of over 260 church denominations and para-church organisations, the GPCC’s huge canopy encapsulates the largest and widespread Pentecostal (classical Pentecostals) and Charismatic churches (neo-Pentecostals) in Ghana.
“For this reason, the GPCC would be doing a great disservice to God and our numerous constituent members if it chooses to be silent on a matter so dear to the hearts of almost the entire Ghanaian citizenry.
The GPCC declares its unequivocal and unalloyed support for President Mahama,” the statement said.
It wished President Mahama well in “his noble crusade against that which is patently unrighteous and thus flies in the face of sound religion”.
Context
President Mahama has spoken against LGBTQI+ practices in the Ghanaian environment, arguing that local culture and orientation did not support such attitudes.
He has consistently stated his opposition to efforts to mainstream the practice in Ghanaian society and committed himself to ensuring legislation that would outlaw the practice in the country.
Source:
www.graphic.com.gh
