[ 2021-02-23 ]

Summon foreign diplomats supporting LGBTQI in Ghana – GPCC to gov’t
The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council
(GPCC) has called on the government to summon
foreign diplomats supporting Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Intersex Rights
(LGBTQI) organisation in Ghana.
The council has also called for the closure of the
said office without delay, “Close down without
delay the alleged LGBTQI office in Ghana and
immediately arrest and prosecute the individuals
or groups behind the alleged opening of this new
office in Ghana for breach of the law and
potential threat to peace," the GPCC said in a
press statement dated Monday, February 22, 2021,
signed and issued by the President of GPCC, Rev.
Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso.



The GPCC said the action by the LGBTQI movement
was an affront to Ghana’s long-cherished
religious values, customs, and traditions as well
as the laws.

“The actions of the LGBTQI movement is also
completely at variance with the laws of God as
spelt out in the Holy Bible concerning God’s
plan of creation and the sanctity of marriage
between Man and Woman as ordained by God” it
added.

The council, therefore, charged the government to
officially state its position without any
equivocation on the development.

It further stated that all foreign diplomats who
allegedly participated in the opening of the
LGBTQI offices must be summoned to explain their
violation of the sovereignty of Ghana.



GPCC also called on parliament to summon the
"President’s Representatives at the Ministries
of Foreign Affairs and Interior to explain to
Ghanaians what actions they have taken in relation
to this matter to protect the sovereignty and
security of the state of Ghana”.

The Council emphasised that “the GPCC is very
resolute in its stance against the LGBTQI movement
and its activities in Ghana and is standing firm
with all other stakeholders on this matter with
the hope that government would take concrete steps
to reassure Ghanaians of their unwillingness to
succumb to pressure from some notable western
powers to sell out our cherished values and to
safeguard the future of our children from a
perverse generation of vampires scheming to
destroy us”.

Background


The group, LGBTQI on January 31, 2021, hosted a
fundraiser to officially introduce and promote its
office and community space in Accra.

In attendance at the fundraiser were some invited
guests including the Australian High Commissioner,
Gregory Andrews, the Danish Ambassador, Tom
Nørring and some delegates from the EU.



In a post on Facebook, the EU in Ghana posted: "A
couple of weeks ago the EU in Ghana participated
in the opening of the new community space of the
@LGBTRightsGhana. Equality, tolerance and respect
for each other are core values of the EU. The EU
supports civil society organisations promoting
#LGBTIQ rights ?????????????????. #EU4LGBT".

The development has angered a section of the
public and has led to groups such as the National
Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and
Family Values, Catholic Bishops Conference,
Christian Council of Ghana calling for the
immediate close down of the said office.

Source - Graphic Online

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