Ningo Prampram lawmaker Samuel Nartey Goegre says he has not changed his position on the anti-LGBTQI Bill.
He says he has resubmitted the Private Member’s Bill to Parliament and is awaiting the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament to invite him.
He reiterated his point that the LGBTIQI is an abomination and should not be accepted in Ghana.
“I have laid the Private Member’s Bill before parliament,” the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, said in an interview on TV3 Friday, April 11.
He added, “I have not changed my position.”
Earlier, Sam George told the Appointments Committee of Parliament that the Anti-LGBTQI bill would be reintroduced in Parliament.
He says if the bill has to be reintroduced by him again, he will do that.
Answering questions from Damongo lawmaker Samuel Abu Jinapor during proceedings on Thursday, January 30, he stated categorically that the bill forms an important aspect of the national life of Ghanaians.
“The bill will be reintroduced in the 9th parliament,” he told the committee.
Recently, President John Dramani Mahama suggested that the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill would have a higher chance of success and broader legitimacy if it were a government-sponsored initiative.
Speaking during a meeting with the Catholic Bishops Conference, Mr Mahama emphasised that Ghana’s cultural and moral values could be better preserved through a curriculum that instils family values.
“For the bill to have broader legitimacy and a higher chance of success, it should ideally come with government backing,” Mahama said.
However, he clarified that a legislative approach may not be his administration’s priority.
