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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Tongu constituency, has disclosed that the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill received extensive consultation.<\/b><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, February 28, Parliament passed the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, commonly referred to as an anti-LGBTQ+ bill. The bill has yet to be assented to by President Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n

T<\/b>he North Tongu legislator noted that the anti-LGBTQ+ bill received significant consultations before its passage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have never seen a piece of legislation that has had this extensive consultation,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cAt the last count, about more than 100 groups have been consulted and engaged including and across CSOs [Civil Society Organisations] and CHRAJ.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one bill that I even saw international organisations come to parliament, UN Agencies, AU and ECOWAS, international NGOs\u2014all making inputs, submitting memos,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Ablakwa further indicated that in passing the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin criticised the Legal Committee of Parliament for \u201ckeeping too long with their consultations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Speaker even criticised the committee that they were keeping too long with their consultations and going on and on that how far do you want to go with consultations, won\u2019t it have a certain determination?\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Ablakwa maintained that the former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye and Speaker Bagbin made the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Value Bill a \u201clegacy project.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a private legal practitioner and journalist, Richard Dela Sky, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the constitutionality of the bill. Amongst other reliefs, Sky is praying the court to declare the bill passed by Parliament \u201cnull, void and of no effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Ghana. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Tongu constituency, has disclosed that the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill received extensive consultation. On Wednesday, February 28, Parliament passed the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, commonly referred to as an anti-LGBTQ+ bill. 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