The Minority Caucus in Parliament has issued a stern warning against any further attempts to stall the approval of the bill concerning the promotion of traditional Ghanaian family values and the regulation of human sexual rights, commonly referred to as the anti-gay bill.
Last week, in anticipation of the bill’s potential passage during the third reading, Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin submitted a motion requesting a reconsideration of the bill. His proposed amendment sought to replace custodial sentences with community service.
Consequently, the House was obligated to proceed with amending approximately thirteen clauses of the bill today, Wednesday, February 21.
Governs Agbodza, the Minority Chief Whip, advised Afenyo-Markin to finalize any required consultations regarding his proposed amendments before Wednesday. He cautioned that the Minority would not tolerate any actions perceived as prolonging the process beyond that deadline.
“We should also be clear in our minds that we will not unduly always find a reason to postpone the progress of this bill to another day. Because, as we said the other day, everything that he [Afenyo-Markin] has raised in his proposal, he took about an hour here speaking about it, but he keeps giving reasons why we cannot deal with it. So we are giving him ample time to do the consultation because there will be no more filibustering after Wednesday.”
