{"id":70710,"date":"2024-04-12T06:41:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T06:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/bawumia-rejects-lgbtq-emphatically-in-eid-message"},"modified":"2024-04-12T07:20:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T07:20:54","slug":"bawumia-rejects-lgbtq-emphatically-in-eid-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/bawumia-rejects-lgbtq-emphatically-in-eid-message","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia rejects LGBTQ emphatically in Eid message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has emphatically rejected the practice of LGBTQ in Ghana.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In his first public commentary on the controversial issue, Dr. Bawumia minced no words in completely shooting it down while addressing thousands of Muslims in Kumasi during the observation of Eid prayers.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s Parliament has passed a strong anti-LGBTQ Bill, and the Bill is now awaiting Presidential accent.<\/p>\n<p>However, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated his inability to sign to bill into law, as its constitutionality is being challenged in court by human rights activists.<\/p>\n<p>But in his address, Dr. Bawumia said, he personally does not support the practice of LGBTQ, and his belief is consistent with the stance of his religion, Islam, other religions, as well as the social and cultural norms of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the major religious traditions in Ghana [Christianity and Islam] are opposed to this practice and I stand opposed to it now and I will stand opposed to it as President, Insha Allah,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has emphatically rejected the practice of LGBTQ in Ghana. 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