J.A. Sarbah | Voice of National Conscience
Filed in the Civic Court of National Memory | July 10, 2025
OPENING SUBMISSION: THE POLITICS OF MANUFACTURED CRISIS
There are moments in a nation’s history when opportunism crosses into sabotage — when political actors weaponize cultural wounds, not to heal them, but to score points, secure votes, and cripple their opponents at the cost of national survival.
The anti-LGBT+ bill was one such moment. And the National Democratic Congress (NDC) — while in opposition — turned it into a theological trap, a diplomatic landmine, and a campaign bullet. Ghana paid the price. The facts are stubborn. And the hypocrisy, breathtaking.
EXHIBIT A: THE TIMING — A NATION ON ITS KNEES
Post-COVID, Ghana’s economy was bleeding:
Internal revenue systems broke down
Global supply chains collapsed
Inflation surged
Debt distress peaked
The nation urgently needed external financial support: IMF relief, World
