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Bawumia reiterates position on LGBTQ+, says Ghana will not countenance such acts

Bolgatanga, July 31, GNA – Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has reiterated his stance on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Queer plus (LGBTQ+) saying Ghana, under his watch, will never compromise on such acts, no matter the circumstances.

“I want to assure you, that under the Bawumia government, the practice of LGBTQ will never be tolerated,” he told congregants of the Holy Ghost Temple of the Assemblies of God (AG) Church in Bolgatanga amidst loud applause.

Dr Bawumia, who joined the congregation to worship on Sunday as part of his Constituency-focused campaign tour of the Upper East Region, emphasised that “we will maintain the values of our society no matter what the court says to us”.

Parliament on February 28, 2024, passed the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the anti-LGBTQ Bill, which when signed by the President into law, would prohibit LGBTQ+ and related activities.

However, the yet-to-be-signed bill, which had generated some controversies, including a court suit on Parliament’s constitutionality to approve the bill, would place a jail term of up to five years on convicts.

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