Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has reiterated his strong opposition to the acceptance of LGBTQ+ behaviours in Ghanaian culture, claiming that doing so is incompatible with the nation’s traditional values and religious beliefs.
During his Eastern Regional trip, Dr. Bawumia addressed clergy, traditional leaders, and stakeholders in Anyinam. He stressed that the Bible and the Quran, along with the fundamental principles of Ghanaian culture, do not endorse LGBTQ+ activity.
He was speaking to the crowd following the commissioning of a newly built constituency office by Abena Osei Asare, the Member of Parliament for Atewa East.
Under his leadership, Dr. Bawumia said, the NPP would adamantly reject any efforts to bring LGBTQ+ ideas to Ghana, regardless of the costs or demands from outside sources.
“Nananom, recently there have been some issues about the introduction of LGBTQ which advocates for same-sex marriages, that thing will never happen in this country, we won’t allow such to occur here in Ghana.
“It is not in the Bible and Quran too, it is not also in our tradition, culture or values so we will stand firm and resist its introduction no matter the cost, we won’t agree for it to destroy our country,” he stated.
Regarding Galamsey, Dr. Bawumia stated that a mining licensing system will be implemented locally, with chiefs serving as important collaborators in the granting of the mining licence, in response to requests from traditional leaders to streamline operations in order to reduce the contamination of water sources and the devastation of forest reserves.
“I want to bring a new regime into the small-scale mining sector. We need to formalise its licences and also introduce community mining schemes.
“With this licencing regime, it will not be centralised in Accra, we will decentralise it to the local people and the chiefs. Nananom will be a key part of granting licences,” he added.
Source: Citinewsroom