The Chairman of the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, is confident that the committee will finish amending the clauses of the bill on the promotion of proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values, also known as the anti-gay bill, between February and March this year for it to be passed.
The bill, which aims to criminalize LGBT activities, has sparked controversy since its introduction in Parliament by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, and some other lawmakers.
Although the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, assured that the anti-gay bill would be passed before the house adjourned for the Christmas break, it was unable to conclude the clause-by-clause amendments of the bill at the consideration stage.
In an interview with Citi News, Mr. Anyimadu-Antwi said he was very sure the remaining amendments would be done when Parliament resumes for the bill to be passed.
“We were at clause four, so we did clauses one, two, and three. And then we have clause four, clause six, clause eight, clause nine up till the end of it. So when we get back in Parliament, we have amendments in almost all the clauses, and it ends at clause 24.”
“And I am very sure that in February or March, we will be able to go through what is otherwise known as the LGBT, and then everybody will be free,” he said.
Source:citinewsroom.com
