The Speaker of Parliament has expressed that the sitting of the committee on the anti-gay bill will be made public and the decision of Parliament will also be made public.
”The siting of the Committee will be public and the decision of this House will be public. We will want to know where each Member of Parliament comes in”, he said in his opening remark as Parliament resumed on 26th October 2021.
“I know Ghanaians are expectant and there are over hundred petitions before the Committee of Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. But we will try not allow any Filibustering of this bill. Because it is not only Africa, the whole-world is looking for the outcome of this bill.”
Although there has been diverse views on the passing of the bill with many adding their emotions, the Speaker has said that the discourse is a good one for a growing democracy like Ghana.
“In fact, it has assumed some different dimensions. For me, this is healthy for a maturing democracy like Ghana. It is important we allow various shapes of opinions to canvass their position on the bill. As Ghanaians, I want to plead that we accommodate the views of others on whatever perception they have and let’s maintain the peace that we have.
The bill titled ”the Promotion of Proper Human S3xual Right and the Ghanaian Family Values has sparked massive debate in the country since it was presented before the House.
“It is a law that will take into consideration the richness of common sense, human decency, morality, fact and logic. At the end of the day it will be a law that will transform this country into something else,” the speaker added.