The Catholic Bishops Conference has raised concerns about the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming elections if President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo refuses to sign the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law.
Very Rev Fr Clement Kwasi Adjei voiced that while concerns regarding the incarceration of suspects are welcome, “it doesn’t mean that the LGBTQ activities, we should support it.”
“We will speak and we will continue to keep speaking against what we think is wrong. If the President refuses to sign, and you know the implication for him [Nana Akufo-Addo] and his party. [I’m referring to] elections, voting… these things must not be hidden. We work in the villages, people are listening.
This follows warnings by the United States of dire implications for the Ghanaian economy after Parliament enacted a Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill.
Human rights groups in Ghana have threatened to head to the Supreme Court if President Akufo-Addo gives assent to the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values bill passed on Wednesday.
The Finance Ministry is urging the President to engage stakeholders, including faith-based organizations, to communicate the bill’s implications.
In the 5-page document, the Ministry explained that “for 2024 Ghana will lose US$600 million Budget support and US$250 million for the Financial Stability Fund.”
“This will negatively impact Ghana’s foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate stability as these inflows are expected to shore the country’s reserve position.
Over the next six years, the Ministry explained that “Ghana is likely to lose US$3.8 billion in World Bank Financing.”
The Finance Ministry is urging the President to engage stakeholders, including faith-based organizations, to communicate the bill’s implications.
