House Of Chiefs Frowns On LGBTQI
National House of Chiefs
The National House of Chiefs has roundly condemned any attempt to legalise the activities of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI)+ in country.
In a statement released after an emergency meeting of the Governance, Health and Development Committee of the House on Friday, February 29, 2021, and signed by its President, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, Sefwi Anhwiasohene, the National House of Chief said it would strongly resist any attempt to succumb to pressure from external forces to legalise LGBTQI+ sexuality in Ghana.
According to the National House of Chief, it considers LGBTQI+ sexuality a taboo and alien to the country’s culture.
“The House wants to state without equivocation that throughout history nowhere does the Ghanaian culture subscribe to LGBTQI, which is a taboo, inhuman and alien to our society,” the statement noted.
The chiefs said, “In God’s wisdom, man and woman were created to fulfill the procreation of humans on earth to satisfy God’s will;” stressing that “the symbolism for sex and marriage was between man and woman, as such, the idea of man marrying man and woman marrying woman is an abomination to our tradition and culture as Ghanaians.”
The chiefs made it clear that they will never support, accept or condone such practices
According to the chiefs, inasmuch as Nananom respect the human rights or opinions of individuals they will never entertain LGBTQI in Ghana.
“Nananom, therefore appreciate the media, both foreign and local, for bringing this to the attention of the Ghanaian populace,” it added.
The chiefs therefore urged the government never to succumb to any external pressure in the name of bilateral relationship
“Nananom will resist strongly any attempt to impose any culture that seems to undermine the tradition of Ghanaians.”
The chiefs also appealed to Ghanaians not to take the law into their own hands by way of burning, lynching, molesting and visiting mayhem on suspected gay or lesbian couples but rather report such individuals to the law enforcement agencies for any necessary action.
By Thomas Fosu Jnr.
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