[ 2021-03-01 ]

Chief Imam’s spokesperson commends Akufo-Addo for stance on same-sex marriage
The spokesperson of the National Chief Imam,
Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu has commended President
Akufo-Addo for his commitment not to legalise
same-sex marriage.

This comes in the wake of pressure on the
executive arm of government to come clear and
state its position on activities of persons who
identify with the LGBTQ community.

President Akufo-Addo stressed that it will not be
under his presidency that marriage between persons
of the same sex will be legalised in Ghana.

Speaking to Citi News on the issue, Sheikh
Aremeyaw Shaibu further urged the government to
review the law to prevent its possible
legalization by any other government.

“We want him to go further to review the law and
expand it to capture all related sexual
orientation that has to do with the same-sex
marriage and criminalises it in such a way that
there will be no way it can have any institutional
endorsement under any government.”

Concerns with LGBTQ activists came to the fore
following the opening of an LGBTQ centre at
Kwabenya in Accra.

The opening of the centre heightened public
backlash and sparked public debate about the
rights of LGBTQ persons in Ghana.

Many religious bodies, Parliamentarians,
government appointees and other social
stakeholders were in opposition to the activities
of LGBTQ activists.

The activists in turn have decried their
persecution as they advocate to be accepted by
society.

The centre had received endorsements from some
foreign diplomats at a fundraising event to mark
the opening of the centre.

The event was said to have been attended by the
Danish Ambassador, the Australian High
Commissioner to Ghana and European Union
representatives.

Source - Citinewsroom

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