Former General Secretary of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) Bernard Mornah has taken swipe at LGBTQ people fighting for their rights in Ghana.
Speaking in a panel discussion on Adekey Nsroma on UTV, Bernard Mornah described LGBTQ+ activist as sick people who need to be cured from their condition.
According to him, in the African traditional religion, Islam and Christian settings which he so much believes in, there is no room for gays and lesbians.
“When people have that thing it is sickness, it cannot constituent a right. They must be cured of their conditions,” he said.
Bernard Mornah praised former John A. Kufuor for stopping the LGBTQ people from holding a conference in 2007 during his tenure as the country’s president.
The political analyst reacting to NPP’s official statement on their stance against the LGBTQ activities in Ghana said the ruling party did well but they kept Ghanaians in a suspense for too long.
LGBTQ is sickness and the people involved must be cured of their condition – Bernard Mornah#UTVGhana pic.twitter.com/hchcM8flsD
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) July 17, 2023
Relatively, Alhaji Yusif Fofana has added his voice to the ongoing anti-LGBTQ+ bill and it activities in the country.
Speaking on UTV’s morning show Adekye Nsroma, Alhaji Yusif Fofana urged Ghanaians to come together and fight LGBTQ+ holistically without favoritism and fear.
He defended the Nana Akufo-Addo, saying the President has been clear about his stance on the LGBTQ+ activities in the country.
However, he accused former president John Dramani Mahama for being silent on the matter. He claimed that during Mahama’s book launch, he invited the president of the gays who was the first person to buy a copy of his memoir for $50,000.
Alhaji Fofana further claimed that he knows some parliamentarians who are being financially supported by LGBTQ+ community.
According to him, if Ghanaians want to fight against the LGBTQ+ right in the country, then Ghanaians must desist from being hypocrisy.
