Three Muslim bodies have openly declared their abhorrence for any form of advocacy that seeks to champion the agenda of homosexuality in the country and for that matter has called on government to take necessary actions to curb the activities of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) in Ghana.
These actions should include a permanent closure of outlets for homosexual activities, strong legislations against advocacy for homosexuality and putting up of centres for treatment to curb “deviant feelings and unorthodox sexual tendencies.”
In a series of press statements released within the week, the Muslim Mission, Coalition of Muslim Organisations in Ghana (COMOG) and the Council of Zongo Chiefs have separately condemned the act, describing it as unacceptable in Islam.
COMOG, which is also a member of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, has cautioned diplomatic missions especially the EU delegation to Ghana, Australian High Commission and the Danish Embassy for their role in championing such agenda.
It has urged the missions to respect the values and traditions of the Ghanaian people or “face the wrath of Ghanaians instead of our notable hospitality which they want to take for granted,” said the President of COMOG, Abdel Manan Abdel Rahman.
In that regard, the coalition is demanding an apology within the next seven days on behalf of Ghanaians from diplomatic missions involved in the advocacy, while urging government to call to order all foreign missions and agencies involved in the LGBTQI activities.
“Failure to adhere to the above call will spur the good people of Ghana to exhibit our wrath through a mammoth demonstration,” he said.
He noted that “in the 1992 Constitution, Articles 2b (1), 34(1) and Articles 39 (1) and (3) enjoin the state to encourage the integration of appropriate customary laws and values in the fabric of National Life.”
The Muslim Mission in a statement released on Monday said that “we do acknowledge that persons with different sexual orientations are human beings and need the necessary love and care. We are therefore against any acts of violence against such persons.”
It further urged the government not to succumb to any pressure from any international or local body into upholding, promoting and supporting any LGBTQI agenda.
According to Alhaji Imoro Baba Issah of the Council of Zongo Chiefs, “for the country not to incur the wrath of Allah, all activities should be clamped down and new and stiffer sanctions should be put in place to deter people from joining or practicing it.”
By Issah Mohammed