Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, one of the supporters of the anti-gay bill in Ghana's Parliament, has stated that the World Bank's action against Uganda for putting the anti-gay bill into law will not bother Ghana.
The Member of Parliament for South Dayi stated that the World Bank cannot force African countries to accept homosexuality.
On Thursday, August 10, he declared on TV3's Midday News, "Ghana is not disturbed by what is happening in Uganda." In any case, the World Bank is a bank for all of us, not just a small number of people.
"Africa has 54 states, and if the World Bank wants to bully Africa into admitting LGBTQ people, I believe they are overreaching. We are not going to back down now or tomorrow.The World Bank has declared that it will suspend fresh loans to Uganda due to the country's contentious anti-LGBTQ law.
The Washington, DC-based lender announced on Tuesday that it will halt project financing while it reviews procedures it implemented to protect sexual and gender minorities from discrimination and exclusion in its projects.
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"Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group's values," the lender stated in a statement obtained by Al Jazeera.
"We believe that our vision of ending poverty on a livable planet can only succeed if it includes everyone, regardless of race, gender, or sexual orientation." This legislation hinders those efforts. Inclusion and non-discrimination are important to our activities all throughout the world."
The lender will also strengthen third-party monitoring and grievance resolution systems, "allowing us to take corrective action as necessary," according to the statement.
The World Bank Group stated in May that the law was inconsistent with the lender's ideals and that it was "highly concerned" about its implementation.