Viral photos of gay couple kissing at Independence Square FAKE – Majority Chief Whip

Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has dismissed widely circulated images of a gay couple kissing under Ghana’s Independence Arch, claiming they are fake and were created using artificial intelligence (AI).

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Friday, July 11, 2025, the South Dayi MP insisted the images were not real and should not be used as grounds for any official action by the House.

“The matters that the First Deputy Minority Whip alluded to regarding the fact that two persons were seen kissing at the Independence Square are totally falsehood.

“It was an AI-generated image posted by someone onto his social media handle, so my brother Habib has no documents to stand on predicate upon which he will be demanding that the Minister of Foreign Affairs be invited to speak to such matters and also to justify why we abstained from a certain vote at the UN,” he stated.

His comments were in response to concerns raised in Parliament over viral images showing South African gay couple, Lue and Rue, at several of Ghana’s most iconic landmarks.

The images show the pair holding hands, kissing, and wrapped in the Ghanaian flag at places including the Independence Arch and the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum.

The couple has since confirmed that their actions were a form of protest against Ghana’s controversial anti-LGBTQI+ Bill.