Ghana vows to crash and resist homosexuality despite UK, UN pressure

Minister Information, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has said the Government of Ghana will reject attempts by leaders of some powerful countries in the world to impose homosexuality on the country.

According to the Former Academic, homosexuality is alien to the Ghanaian culture therefore it will be difficult to allow people with foreign interests force it on the Ghanaian culture.

His comments comes after series of International pressure on the African continent to legalize and accommodate homosexuality.

The UK Prime Minister Theresa May Tuesday urged Presidents of African countries attending the Commonwealth Heads of government meeting in London to decriminalize homosexuality in their various countries.

She argues, it is wrong for homosexuals to be persecuted for their sexual preference, adding her country is ready to support African countries to reform their laws to accommodate the interest of homosexuals.

Commenting on the calls by the UK Prime Minister and the UN Special Rapporteur, the Information Minister Dr. Mustapha Abdul Hamid stated that as far as Ghanaian law, tradition and customs are concerned “gayism and lesbianism are un-Ghanaian.”

He went on to add: ‘’it is difficult to see how foreign interests can impose foreign cultures on us…It is a non-issue. The issues of bread and butter which is what I have been responding to, are more critical. The issue of poverty and how we can eradicate it are the matters that concerns developing nations today".

The Danish Ambassador to Ghana, Tove Degnbol had earlier made a similar call when he urged Ghanaians to respect the rights of homosexuals.



The United Nation’s Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Prof. Philip Alston on Monday described Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye, as delusional over his opposition to the legalization of homosexuality in Ghana.