The Minority Caucus in Parliament has issued a stern warning, stating that it will not tolerate any further attempts to delay the approval of the bill on the promotion of proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values, commonly known as the anti-gay bill.
The warning comes in response to Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s motion last week, calling for a second consideration of the bill. Afenyo-Markin’s proposed amendment sought to replace imprisonment with community service.
As a result, the House was compelled to continue amending approximately thirteen clauses in the bill on Wednesday, February 21.
Minority Chief Whip Governs Agbodza has urged Afenyo-Markin to conclude any necessary consultations regarding his proposed amendments before Wednesday.
He cautioned that the Minority would not tolerate any actions perceived as prolonging the process beyond that date.
“We should also be clear in our minds that we will not unduly always find a reason to postpone the progress of this bill to another day. Because, as we said the other day, everything that he [Afenyo-Markin] has raised in his proposal, he took about an hour here speaking about it, but he keeps giving reasons why we cannot deal with it. So we are giving him ample time to do the consultation because there will be no more filibustering after Wednesday.”