Nkonkonsa Celebrity Gossip From Africa
Popular musician Deborah Vanessa, known as Sister Derby, has addressed the ongoing feud with MP for Ningo Prampram, Sam George.
She clarified things as well about her recent visit to Little Angels School in North Legon.
In a conversation with YouTuber Kwadwo Sheldon, Sister Derby voiced her displeasure about rumours that she was friends with Sam George while she was attending KNUST.
Clarifying the record, Sister Derby stated that she does not have animosity towards Sam George or any other individual.
She charged him with taking political advantage of anti-LGBT+ attitudes.
She maintained that African history and culture have a strong influence on same-sex partnerships.
Regarding the contentious school visit, Sister Derby clarified that her goal was to take part in a career day discussion while refuting claims of brainwashing.
During the event, she described how students unexpectedly started asking her a lot of questions about LGBTQ topics.
Disputing claims made by Sam George, she explained “I was invited to talk on career day, and there were eight authority figures in the room. So how can I be indoctrinating people?
“They were asking me questions. They brought up the LGBTQ. I didn’t bring it up. They brought it up.
“When I got there, they asked me a lot of questions, and I even wondered, when does it get to the career part?
“And they even asked me about ‘Wo Fie.’ I looked at the teachers and the other authorities, and everybody was quiet and calm, and then they (the children) started asking me what inspired the song.
“So then I told them about how an office that was set up for the safety and counseling of queer people was raided by authorities, claiming it to be a brothel and giving out wrong information about it.
“And then I linked it to the bill and told them how the bill is stupid, and we have more important issues to be focusing on, like lack of hospital beds, bad roads, lack of potable water, all these kinds of things. And then that was it.”
In response to accusations that she had encouraged a male student to seek a same-sex relationship with another male student, Sister Derby called the assertions false.
“One boy asked me, ‘If he’s straight and a gay person says he’s fine, what should he do?’ I’m like, ‘Just take it as a compliment.’
Finalizing her remarks, Sister Derby disputed claims and emphasized that there was insufficient proof to back up the charges made against her.
The conversation takes place when a bill that would make LGBT+ activity illegal in Ghana has passed the legislature and is awaiting the president’s signature.
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