Hold Akufo-Addo accountable for LGBTQI activism in Ghana

Monday February 22, 2021 Policy

Source: rainbowradioonline.com

02/22/2021

Member of Parliament for Builsa Sud, Dr Clement Apaak estimated that the recent opening of a resource center opened by the group of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, queer and intersex (LBGTQI) was orchestrated by the statement of President Akufo -Addo that LGBTQI activities were inevitable.

According to him, the president should be held accountable for LGBTQI activism in Ghana because he did not strongly oppose such activities when he gave an interview a few years ago.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in an interview with Aljazeera noted that homosexuality was illegal in Ghana because there were not enough activists pushing for its legalization.

Her interview with Al Jazeera’s Talk To Al Jazeera, hosted by Jane Dutton, said that a sufficiently strong coalition is bound to emerge in the future, which will ultimately push for a change in the law.

He said: “I don’t believe in Ghana so far a strong enough coalition has emerged that has this impact on public opinion that will say change it, then let’s have a new paradigm in Ghana.

Asked by the host to know if he would support such a movement, Akufo-Addo replied: “I think this is something that is inevitable”.

The President also recounted how the UK did not see homosexuality as a problem when he was there in school, but later the activities of some groups increased and “it forced a change in the law , I believe these are the same processes that will bring about changes. in our situation.

“At the moment, I don’t feel, I don’t see that in Ghana there is this strong current of opinion that will say that this is something that we need you to deal with, it is not that far away. a question that’s on the agenda. “

Referring to those statements, the lawmaker said the president should be held accountable for recent LGBTQI activities in the country.

He argued that the president paved the way for these activities to gain popularity in the country through these activities.

Asked by the host whether he would support such a movement, Akufo-Addo replied, “I think this is something that is inevitable”, 2017. 2018 LGBTQI-Rights formed, 2021 LGBTQI-Rights opens a resource center. NADAA said this has to happen and it does! Ghanaians, draw your own conclusion.