Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, has stated that prior to the 2024 general elections, Members of Parliament who seek to contest will have to first inform the public on their stance on the LGBTQ conversation.
According to him, it is only after this that electorates will consider voting for them or not.
“The President, Vice President, Ministers, party leaders, ahead of the 2024 General elections, all those who want to contest will first of all tell us their stance on the anti-
LGBTQ bill. It is after this that we will decide whether to vote for you or not,” he said while addressing a social gathering in Dormaa.
Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II is a strong advocate for heterosexual relationship and against same-sex activities. He has entreated government to pass the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021 also known as the LGBTQ bill.
The Dormaahene has in recent times called on government to explicitly condemn the activities of the LGBTQ community in Ghana and assure of its criminalisation.
He cautioned President Akufo-Addo and other government officials against their indifferent statements on the subject due to influence from the western world.
“We want the West to know that there is no way we are going to accept LGBTQIA+. We support all African countries including Uganda who are enacting laws against these activities.
”We want to send a clear message to our foreign partners that we will not tolerate this heinous act. I’ve said it before and will say it again: we should accept it and give them a year to give birth. If they don’t succeed, I’ll kill them. We are not going to accept it. It is contrary to our culture, values, and norms. It will never be accepted by us. It’s bad.”
He also took a swipe at the United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, who entreated that the rights of the LGBTQ community be treated as human rights, during her 3-day trip in Ghana.
“She, herself, when she was coming to Ghana, did she not bring her husband? Why didn’t she bring a woman she is married to but rather a husband? Isn’t it because she knows what is right? he quizzed.
LGBTQ rights is human rights
Responding to a question at Jubilee House, in Accra, on Monday, March 27, Kamala Harris said that for her, the LGBTQ+ issue was one that bordered on human rights.
She added that every person has the right to live as s/he wants.
“Let me be clear about where we stand. First of all, for the American press who are here, you know that a great deal of work in my career has been to address human rights issues, equality issues across the board including those related to the LGBT community.
“And I feel very strongly about the importance of supporting the freedom and supporting and fighting for equality among all people and that all people be treated equally.
“I will also say that this is an issue that we consider and I consider to be a human rights issue and that will not change,” she stressed.
Source: The Independent Ghana