Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr. Nana Agyemang Badu II, has firmly declared that should the Ghanaian government advocate for the recognition of LGBTQ rights within the nation’s judicial system, he will promptly tender his resignation.
This forthright traditional leader and esteemed High Court judge has articulated his unwavering stance against acknowledging LGBTQ rights in Ghana.
He emphatically expressed that when confronted with the choice between upholding this principle and continuing his legal career, he would willingly opt for the former.
During an interview with the media Dormaahene shared his unequivocal perspective.
“LGBTQ is contrary to our customs, LGBTQ is not biblical, LGBTQ is bad to the core. If you believe in God that he created us, he created us in his own image. He created a man and a woman and asked them to procreate. So, why do we want to change it now? LGBTQ, that a man and a man should marry, a woman and a woman… to me, it is a no go area…
“As a judge, I’m on record to have said that if they decide that as judges we should recognise the human rights of LGBTQ, oh that’s the very day I will stop the job because I won’t recognise that. Not quite long, somebody was brought before me, I told the lawyer, this matter I can’t handle it because my views are known… I am so strong on this view. Nobody can tinker our custom,” he explained.