Private legal practitioner Moses Foh-Amoaning has warned President John Dramani Mahama not to play any tricks with the signing of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly referred to as the Anti-Gay Bill 2021.
According to him, if the president refuses to sign the bill, he will face severe consequences in his administration.
“There is no fear again concerning the signing of the Anti-LGBTQ bill because all those threats that we received, that if the government signs, we won’t be able to receive foreign support and all, are no longer valid.
“The US has declared only male and female as the only recognized genders, as stated by President Donald Trump, and it aligns with our vision.
“So, if the Attorney General is supposed to work on the bill, he should be fast. The president said we need a discussion, but I don’t think we do because all the necessary discussions have been done already. All Ghanaians have supported it, so there is no fear. He should work on it,” he said.
Speaking in an interview on Neat FM on January 22, 2025, he explained that the country won’t face any consequences should the president sign the bill, as the United States of America’s president Donald Trump has declared only two genders, male and female, as the only recognized genders.
“I can tell you that if the president assents to the bill, things will be better for all of us. But if he tries to deceive us with the signing…I hope he will do the right thing for all of us to have a better environment. But if he doesn’t and he tries to deceive Ghanaians, I can tell you that he will face consequences and things will work against him.
“If he doesn’t do what Ghanaians want, something that is on our hearts and because of which we have voted for him, there will be consequences,” he added.
President John Mahama has declared that the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly known as the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, is effectively dead after failing to receive presidential assent before the end of the previous Parliament.
During a meeting with the Catholic Bishops, President Mahama explained that the bill’s failure provides an opportunity for a more inclusive conversation on the matter.
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