The National Women’s organiser of the New Patriotic Party, Otiko Djaba, has called on Prince Derrick Adjei not to publish the names of parliamentarians he alleges are homosexuals. Mr Adjei, who is the Deputy Coordinator of the National Youth Council, said on Monday he was going to publish on Wednesday, the names of parliamentarians he knows to be gay following accusations he is himself a homosexual. Mr Adjei accused NPP flagbearer Nana Akufo-Addo of masterminding behind the allegations, promising to name all NPP parliamentarians who are homosexuals. However, the NPP National Women’s organiser, speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana programme Wednesday, noted that all humans are fallible and that nobody has the right to question the morality of others. “We’re beginning to hold people for ransom and blackmail one another, I don’t think it’s good for our politics,” she said, adding that “if we’re going to start bringing people’s morals into this, I am telling you there is nobody … who can cast the first stone”. Madam Djaba urged people across the political divide to desist from sinking into name-calling in the country’s body politic. She advised that every attention be focused on the development of the country, bearing in mind that Ghana is poor and needs rapid growth. “Let’s focus on the issues and leave out the personalities, the personalities come and go but the development of Ghana would be there forever,” she told programme hostess Shamima Muslim. According to her, the 1992 Constitution recognises a traditional way of having sex but that if some people prefer homosexuality, they should be allowed to make such choices along with its implications. The NPP women’s organizer added that time is due for the nation to begin processes to address the issue of homosexuality and lesbianism because “it is not something that will go away, it is here with us”. The Vice President’s spokesperson John Jinapor, contributing to the discussion, completely agreed with Madam Djaba’s position, adding that “if you live in glass houses, don’t throw stones”. He said he was worried when he heard a presidential candidate calling his opponent names because he [Jinapor] thought leaders are supposed to lead exemplary lives. Nonetheless, he said “those who have moved into that direction, the earlier they stop the better…we want 2012 elections to be about issues”. By: Dorcas Efe Mensah/myjoyonline.com/Ghana