K.T Hammond, Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, has provided the clearest hint yet that the much-discussed anti-LGBTQI Bill presently before Parliament would get complete support if it is laid.
He has stated audaciously that all 137 MPs of the Majority Caucus support the Proper Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill.
Speaking in an interview, the outspoken lawmaker said that, although the Bill would be fine-tuned to ensure that it does not infringe on people’s rights, he was quick to add his strong belief that the Bill will be passed to criminalize LGBTQI+ rights and associated activities.
“I don’t think this Bill will go up wholesale. The Bill will definitely be scrutinized, so we make sure it doesn’t offend the rights of anyone and get the consideration right. But absolutely, all the 137 NPP MPs are in support of this Bill,” he stated.
When Mr. Hammond was urged to consider the points made by opponents of the Bill, the MP stated he could not understand why some people would favor gay rights.
In expressing the support of his colleagues, the former Deputy Energy Minister said unequivocally that the nation would never allow LGBTQI+ rights under the current Parliament.
He said that the Majority Caucus of Parliament’s silence should be seen as their support for the Bill and not as total opposition to the Bill’s passage.
“What we are saying is that we will not allow the proponents of LGBTQI+ rights to pollute the public morals of this country… We will not agree. Those kicking against the bill have no vote in Parliament. We will bring the law out, and we are clear in our minds that if the Bill comes to Parliament we will support it.”
“The bottom-line so far as I am concerned is that we [Parliament] will not allow homosexuality to take seed in Ghana; whichever form that will get it going, we will not allow that. I am very confident about that. There are other MPs with a kind of hatred for this Bill. You have no idea. There are those who are even more passionate than I am. They might not have publicly come out to say it, but we simply do not want to hear anything LGBTQI+, period. “, KT. Hammond said.
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