The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana criticized the President for not passing laws against LGBT
The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, Alban Bagbin has come up against President Nana Akufo-Addo of the country for not approving into law the bill to combat homosexuality and LGBTQ+ violence about a month after it was passed by Parliament.
Bagbin has said that President Akufo-Addo's move to sideline the bill 'temporarily' is against the law and threatens that the country's Parliament will not approve the names of the new ministers appointed by the leader of the West African country.
The Office of President Akufo-Addo has said that the bill has not been passed into law as they are waiting for the court's decision. One of the country's courts recently received two files opposing the bill.
The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana has said that the passage of the bill goes against the Constitution of the country, apart from creating a deadlock and friction between the axis of the Parliament and the Office of the President.
The Parliament of Ghana at the end of last February, passed the bill to fight against homosexuality, depravity and prostitution, after about three years of discussion.
The new bill stipulates up to three years in prison for anyone found guilty of identifying as LGBTQ+ or engaging in same-sex sexual interactions. It also imposes a maximum sentence of five years in prison for creating or sponsoring gay groups.
The Ghanaian parliament passed the bill about two months after the leader of the Catholic Church in the World, Pope Francis gave official permission to priests to bless same-sex marriages in the church. The Pope's decision has caused great anger and opposition even from Catholic churches in various parts of the world, especially in Africa.
