The Minority caucus in Parliament has stated that they are resolutely opposed to the introduction, formalisation and legalisation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex (LGBTQQI+) practices and rights in Ghana.
Addressing a press conference in Accra on Friday (October 15, 2021), the Minority Leader, Mr Haruna Iddrisu said, “as representatives of the Ghanaian people, Members of Parliament have an obligation to protect the moral fibre of the Ghanaian society and promote the cohesion, unity and preserve Ghana’s time-tested cultural practices and beliefs which have kept us together as one country.”
He said members of the Minority caucus will insist on a clause by clause voting when Parliament resumes sitting and the bill comes up for consideration.
He said members and many Ghanaians have expressed a united avowed stance to oppose the practice in “whatever shape, form or character.”
“The caucus ,therefore, supports the Promotion of Proper Human Sexuality and Ghanaian Family Value Bill, 2021, otherwise called the anti-LGBTQQI+ Bill,” he said.
Mr Iddrisu was reacting to public debate on the "anti-LGBTQQI+" Bill currently in Parliament.
Source: graphiconline.com
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I am beginning to believe the NDC has an agenda with the LBGQ+. It's strange the way they are pushing it so hard. As if it matters them more than any other Ghanaian. They simply wants to bring the government down. They haven't no good intention. It's all about their political interest. We should be careful as a nation. SAY NO TO LGBQ+.
I hope and wish your presidential candidate who was our former president should come out openly during his thank you tour in the western region to support the bill. I bet if the ndc is in power and you Hon Iddrissu is the foreign minister you and your party will not be loud like this. Almost all Ghanaians detest homosexuality but it is politics as usual because you know how the sitting president will be concerned about how the international community will be watching him.