The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, strongly defended Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ position amid concerns that the country could lose foreign aid over the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill.
Speaking on the issue, the Bishop said Ghana should not abandon its cultural and religious values because of financial pressure from foreign countries and donor institutions.
“If aid is coming with conditions that force us to accept practices against our values and faith, then Ghana can survive without that aid,” Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi stated.
He further stressed that Ghanaian leaders should prioritise the wishes of citizens over external influence.
“The people who have chosen the parliament, the people who have chosen him and they say this is what we want to be done on this issue,” he said while urging political leaders to support the bill.
The Catholic Bishop also argued that the bill reflects the moral convictions of most Ghanaians.
“Ghanaians are overwhelmingly in favor of this,” he stated, insisting that the legislation should eventually become law.
Most Rev. Gyamfi previously urged Ghanaian authorities not to compromise the country’s values because of donor funding concerns.
“The President must go for what the people want,” he said during an earlier interview on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill debate.
