The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has once again made his stance against LGBTQ+ activities unmistakably clear, stating that such practices have no place in African society.
Speaking during an official visit to Uganda, Bagbin told his hosts that Ghana will not succumb to foreign pressures seeking to normalise or legalise LGBTQ+ behaviour.
“You can be sure that the world they want to create and impose on us will not exist while we are alive. LGBT is not African, it is not natural, and God did not create it. This is an imposition that we must all resist,” he asserted.
His remarks drew strong applause from segments of the Ugandan political establishment, where similar anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments are widely shared.
Back home in Ghana, the debate over LGBTQ+ rights remains a contentious one. Parliament passed the anti-LGBTQ+ bill during the 8th Parliament, but it lapsed without presidential assent.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo neither signed the bill nor referred it to the Supreme Court, leaving it to face legal challenges filed by private individuals questioning its constitutionality and procedural process. With no ruling yet from the Supreme Court, the legislation remains in limbo.
Speaker Bagbin’s remarks in Uganda now signal that the issue is far from over, and that legislative efforts to block LGBTQ+ recognition in Ghana may soon be revived in earnest.
