News:
November 2, 2011
The Member of Parliament for Okere, Dan Kwaku Botwe, says the greatest rebuff to the UK Prime Minister’s threat of cutting aid to countries that do not reform legislation banning homosexuality like Ghana, is to out rightly ban the practice.
According to him, the country must go beyond publicly condemning the practice which most Ghanaians abhor and make sure it is stopped or discouraged.
The UK Prime Minister David Cameron in an interview with BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show, threatened to withhold UK aid from countries including Ghana that do not reform legislation banning homosexuality, adding that nations receiving UK aid should “adhere to proper human rights.”
“Britain is one of the premier aid givers in the world,” Cameron said. “We want to see countries that receive our aid adhering to proper human rights.”
Contributing to a panel discussion on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo show, Hon. Dan Kwaku Botwe urged government to call the bluff of the UK Prime Minister and not pander to the threats, as the Ghanaian culture and values proscribe the practice which is regarded by some as abominable.
He said the threat is unacceptable and that Ghana must not accept an invitation to “play the game of the UK Prime Minister’ adding that no amount of pressure should be able to change Ghana’s laws to allow same sex relationship.
Hon. Dan Botwe said the act of homosexuality has being variously reported by the media to be growing steadily among the youth with the practice ongoing in some of the education institution, and it’s important that adequate measures are taken to deal with the canker.
Kwadwo Anim/ghanamps.gov.gh