Politics

Akufo-Addo to sign the anti-gay bill

Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, Minister Designate for Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development, has stated that President Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, are in full support of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill.

He refuted claims that the President has refused to approve a bill due to his opposition.

He disclosed that before Parliament passed the anti-gay bill, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) met with the Majority in Parliament and instructed them to support the bill.

“At the meeting were the President, his Vice, and other senior officials of the NPP, and so when people allege that the President was against the bill, it is not true.”

Mr. Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, who is also the Member of Parliament for Techiman South constituency in the Bono East Region, said the bill received massive support from both sides of the house because the majority of Ghanaians were against LGBTQI+ activities.

He described it as evil and culturally unacceptable.

The MP urged Ghanaians to resist the partisan politics of the opposition NDC regarding the LGBTQ+ issue, stating that they should maintain confidence in President Akuffo-Addo’s approval of the bill.

According to him, what has delayed the process is the pending case before the Supreme Court.

He expressed optimism that the Supreme Court will soon hear and pass a judgment on journalist Richard Sky’s suit, paving the way for the President to sign the bill into law.

He urged religious and social groups to continue instilling in the youth the belief that LGBTQI+ activities are satanic.

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The bill is to provide for proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values, which prohibit lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+), and related activities.

The bill proscribes LGBTQ+ activities and criminalises their promotion, advocacy, and funding.

One Comment

  1. This an after thought.
    The fact remains that the people of Ghana have been loud against your evil plans of accepting the evil act spearheaded by your majority leader even after your claim of meeting them.

    How could it be that the majority leader would openly oppose it?

    All credit goes to the Speaker, Bagbin whose approach caught you in the web.

    Let the president sign without waiting for any Supreme Court decision because his decision on this is subject to parliament approval and not the Supreme Court.

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