Haruna Iddrisu Rallies MPs For Make Or Break Anti-LGBTQ Bill

Minority Leader, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has rallied his fellow legislators to back the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ Bill in Parliament. At a press conference on the Friday October the 15, 2021, Mr. Iddrisu said the Bill had full bipartisan support, with all MPs united in in holding high the moral flag of of our country. He views the consideration of the

bill as make-or-break for Ghana’s moral fabric. Certain issues of significance either make or put asunder the collective unity of people of a nation and also at critical moments in its history and the the Parliament of Ghana must stand the litmus test and while he also expressed confidence in both sides of the House, he added that if

anybody fails you, it is not also the NDC Minority. The Minority Leader expects a high degree of rigour in the consideration of the Bill. Every accompanying sentence, we will insist on a vote, including amendments to every provision, Mr. Iddrisu said too. We will do what is legally needful within the 1992 constitution clause by clause,

and we also want every member of the Parliament to get counted and to stand to be counted as reflecting the aspirations of Ghanaian people. Mr. Iddrisu’s opposite on the Majority Side, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, was less emphatic when talking about the Bill on Wednesday and said Parliament should ensure that the rights of citizens

are protected. While he also said democracy is about the majority rule, he added that it doesn’t also mean we should trample on the rights of others. The appropriate thing will be done, Mr Kyei Mensah remarked further on Parliament’s consideration of the Bill also.