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A leading member of the ru;ing New Patriotic Party (NPP) claims Presidents John Evans Atta Mills and John Dramani Mahama endorsed gay rights.
Former Member of Parliament for Bantama Constituency Hon. Henry Kwabena Kokofu insists comments by both presidents during their time in office against the practice, were just mere rhetoric, since their posture and conduct portrayed otherwise.
The government was compelled last week to state its position on the same-sex relationship after the president told an international media the practice could be legalised if Ghanaians call for it.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had told Jane Dutton on Talk to Al Jazeera, legalisation of homosexuality is not on his government's agenda.
But the status of gays in the country could change if there is a groundswell of pressure for that to be done, he said.
“At the moment, I don’t feel, I don’t see that in Ghana there is that strong current of opinion that is saying this is something we need to deal with. It is not so far a matter that is on the agenda,” he said.
Pressure groups, religious organizations and political opponents have taken issues with the president over his comments.The Christian Council of Ghana even served notice it will oppose any attempt by the government to change the laws banning homosexuality.
A final report which received a presidential accent on a government's white paper states the overwhelming majority of Ghanaians decided that gays and lesbians should not given any rights.
On page 657, recommendations from constitutional review Committee paragraph 129, says the commission recommends that the legalities or other wise of homosexuality be decided by the Supreme Court if the matter comes before the court.
According to the former MP for Bantama who alluded to the report, "these presidents (Mills and Mahama), considering their public condemnation against gays and lesbians, could have rejected that portion of the committee's report but went ahead to give it the green light.
"So the President, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo knowing very well what was in the report of the constitutional review Committee was being very careful and only sought our religious and other institutions to stand up against it," he added.
Hon Kokofu, who was speaking in an interview with Kwame Nkrumah Tikese on Okay Fm's "Ade Akye Abia" programme, however asked Ghanaians to shun the propaganda being advanced by members of the opposition and "rally behind the president who is working to put the country back on track".
"....homosexuality is not our culture, we should join the clarion call to speak against it like what the president, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo sought to do," he stated.
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Truth: The late President Mills was categorical in saying NO to gay culture being legalized in Ghana bcos it is not part of our culture. BUT there is no law in Ghana banning lesbianism which is part of the gay culture. So what the MP is alluding to is that when the late President had the opportunity to nail gay culture dead in Ghana through the Constitutional Review Cttee (CRC)which he set up, he failed to do so.....he rather danced around the subject and agreed with the cttee that the whole nation should wait till there is agitations in future so that the Supreme Court will decide. According to the late President's White Paper on the cttee's work,we have to wait for only eleven (11) or so members of the Supreme Court to decide for the country whether or not we must legalize gay culture. What prevented the late President from putting a well crafted law that would have banned completely gay culture in Ghana if he so vehemently opposed it?? This is what the MP is pointing out. What the CRC and the late President's White Paper said is NO DIFFERENT from what President Akuffo Addo told Al Jazeela. Check both documents and you'll be in no doubt that we only talk but when the opportunity comes for us to act to give effect to what we've said, we shy away. No action, talk only (NATO).
this attempt to equalize will not work. Look at this ***barred word*** f00l. You can only be an MP in NPP. Ha
I don't believe the MP is in his right sense or he didn't understand the english the Prof said becos
@ACKAM KWAME, INSULT AGYA KOO AS AN INDIVIDUAL BUT NOT THE ENTIRE ASHANTIS. REMEMBER ASHANTI IS THE ONLY TRIBE WITH A KING, COS HE RULES OVER A KINGDOM, THE REST ARE MERE CHIEFS.NO WONDER ASHANTIS WILL FOREVER BE A GREAT TRIBE. WE UNDERSTAND OUR TRADITIONS,ackam kwame, YOU WILL FOREVER WORK UNDER THE ASHANTIS. AM PROUD ASHANTI. WHAT TRIBE ARE U ***barred word*** ***barred word***. YOUR ARE EVEN SHY OF YOUR TRIBE
Why are Ghanaians behaving like an ostrich? Do Ghanaians think the issue of gayism and lesbianism is yet to come to Ghana? The issue must be dealt with in nonpartisan manner. Please don't just write your comments blindly but find out whether or not what the man is saying is true. Gays and lesbians are gradually eating into the whole fabric of Ghanaian society. PLEASE LET'S ALL SAY NO TO GAYISM AND LESBIANISM to save our motherland for the coming generations. Long live Ghana!!!!
i cant imagine me lusting after a man like myself. abaa. what then should i be doing with the curves and the heavy backside of my woman. eh?
Ashanties and stupedity...I heard Agya Koo saying, bcos NDC was in power No one was buying his movie. Ashanties and stupedity paa.........
what is wrong with these NPP ***barred word***-s. Aaaba. Where from this?
You must be stup11d to say this mr MP, we all heard it clear when Prof. Mills told them he will not endorse, please come again. Ghanaians are not ***barred word*** as you politicians think.
Is so strange when these politicians think we the citizens are sttup11d to read between the lines. Its time for us especially the younger generation to put these cr1m1nal to task and stop this dogmatized type of politics. We are the change this country needs. If we stop supporting blindly whatever these theives tell us Ghana will be a better.