Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated his firm opposition to the acceptance of LGBTQ+ practices in Ghana, asserting that such activities are in conflict with the nation’s religious and cultural foundations.

Addressing a gathering of clergy, traditional leaders, and key stakeholders during his tour of Anyinam in the Eastern Region, Dr. Bawumia stressed that neither the Bible, the Quran, nor Ghanaian traditions endorse LGBTQ+ behaviors.

Following the commissioning of a new constituency office by Atewa East Member of Parliament Abena Osei Asare, Dr. Bawumia reassured the audience that the NPP, under his leadership, would staunchly resist any efforts to introduce LGBTQ+ ideologies into Ghanaian society, regardless of any external pressure or associated costs.

“Nananom, recently there have been some issues about the introduction of LGBTQ, which advocates for same-sex marriages; that thing will never happen in this country; we won’t allow such to occur here in Ghana.

“It is not in the Bible and Quran too, it is not also in our tradition, culture, or values so we will stand firm and resist its introduction no matter the cost, we won’t agree for it to destroy our country,” he stated.

On the issue of galamsey, Dr Bawumia responding to calls from the traditional leaders on streamlining the activities to mitigate the pollution of water bodies and destruction of forest reserves, said a licencing regime for mining will be granted locally with chiefs being key partners in the issuance of the mining licence.

“I want to bring a new regime into the small-scale mining sector. We need to formalise its licences and also introduce community mining schemes.

“With this licensing regime, it will not be centralised in Accra; we will decentralise it to the local people and the chiefs. Nananom will be a key part of granting licenses,” he added.