Bawumia will assent to anti-LGBTQ+ bill barring any legal issues
The Vice Chair of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Manifesto Committee Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has stated that the flagbearer of the party Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will not hesitate to sign the anti-LGBTQ bill into law, barring any legal challenges.
According to Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Dr Bawumia has openly declared that he is anti-LGBTQ, and he’s not going to support any conversation or argument that says “we should normalise or legalise LGBTQ things in this country,” he stated on News’ Prime on Monday.
The Housing Minister acknowledged that the bill is currently under litigation to determine whether it followed the correct legal processes before its passage.
“It’s being litigated, and I’m not going to make a pronouncement on the legality of that bill, but he has said clearly that he will protect Ghanaian family and cultural values.
“He does not support all these LGBT things that some people are trying to promote. He’s totally against it,” he stated.
In May this year, Dr. Bawumia reaffirmed his stance, making it clear that LGBTQ activities would not be tolerated in Ghana if he is elected president.
“On this matter of LGBTQ, I want to say again without any equivocation that we will not allow it in Ghana. It is not going to be allowed. Our Bible says no, our Quran says no, and our people say no. So no. That is the answer,” he declared.
