Member of Parliament for Asawase Constituency, Mubarak Muntaka, has dared pro-LGBTQ advocates in the West to engage Saudi Arabia government to accept the LGBTQ community should they be committed to protecting human rights.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday with regards to the anti-LGBTQ bill, Mr Muntaka accused the West of being selective in their advocacy for the acceptance of the LGBTQ community.
According to him, the West has targetted Africa due to the disunity and the vulnerable state of most countries in the continent, and has turned a blind eye to the likes of Saudi Arabia due to the benefits they derive from such countries.
He noted that in Saudi Arabia, the sanctions meted out to members of the LGBTQ community are dire compared to those of some African countires, yet the West has remained silence due to the oil deal, among others it engages with the country.
“I don’t understand why the Europeans and Americans are on the Africans. Saudi Arabia… Why are they running away from Saudi Arabia. Because of the oil? Because of their interest there they are running away from there. For them, they do not only imprison them (LGBTQ members). They kill them and use crane to lift the body for the whole crowd to see.
With the lack of better words in terms of treating human being, what is more barbaric than this? Yet they are quiet because as for that place their bread will be battered,” he said.
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The Asawase MP asserted that “because we (Africans) are disunited and they can exploit our resources, they can even be threatening us that of you pass this thing, your country will suffer a loss of these millions.
Mr Muntaka stressed that despite the intervention, threats and advocacy, Ghana will remain opposed to the activities of the LGBTQ community.
“Mr Speaker, we are happy to eat grass. We are happy to starve to death but we will keep our values and culture,” he emphasised.
Several African countries such as Uganda has passed laws that criminalises the activities of the LGBTQ community.
The United States in response has imposed visa restrictions on Uganda officials. But the country remains unwavering to implement the law.
Source: The Independent Ghana | Andy Ogbarmey-Tettey