Lawyer and former Executive Director of Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has mounted a strong defense for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo following the latter’s statement on decriminalizing homosexuality.
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The Christian Council has asked President Akufo Addo to be bold in declaring the country's stance on homosexuality. According to them, his statement was not clear enough.
Contributing to the debate in a Facebook post, Gabby said:
“The President is absolutely, legally right. Homosexuality is NOT a crime in Ghana. That does not necessarily mean that it is legal. What is a crime, per the law, is unnatural carnal knowledge - and that law was taken straight from the criminal code of England & Wales. Now, lawyers can argue over what is unnatural carnal knowledge to expand and narrow case law. Strictly speaking, having “unnatural carnal knowledge” with even your spouse (lawfully married) of the opposite sex may be construed as an offense! Now, you couples of ‘perverse’ proclivities do take a moment to think about that!”
“The President was also right to say that our society doesn’t seem yet ready for legalizing gay marriages. What we must all protect against is the culture of hate against any man or woman for their sexual orientation. You do not have to be pro-gay to respect your neighbour’s right to choose the one he or she wants to love.”
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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IS GABBY OK? I THINK DR ASARE SHD CHECK HIM
I pray the well standing Christians in the NPP party advice Nana to take the right decision concerning this gay issue. Otherwise we will forget all his good deeds and vote him out. we would be better of under a corrupt NDC government than to enjoy riches and be cursed by God. we can stand the wrath of man but the wrath of Jehovah Elohim, we can't. Mr president please come again.
You must be mad.
It baffles me if I hear comments like this from grownups like this. This clearly shows indecisive some our leaders can be. It just a shame. God have mercy on Ghana
Gabby go and listen to how Prof. Mills answered the same question and stop the n.onesens.
We will do all we can to protect our sons and daughters from you and your uncle Nana Ado evil acts. When Kuffour told Ghanaians to be careful not to vote for a violent person people did not understood him. You will soon see clashes between gays and normal Ghanaians. Watch out.
The President is an Anti-Christ.
am very surprise to hear this from our President.Very shameful,Is that what Ghanaian voted for him to come power to do.The Lord is watching and You will face him very soon.You call yourself a christian.Indirectly telling them what to do .We are waiting for them to come.The evil that men do will see it in their grave yard.
Am afraid the future of Ghana in the hands of Nana Addo. Nana is now teaching/telling these gay activist what to do, thus to make their voice heard and once they echo well enough to the minds of Ghanaian he Nana Addo will legalise gayism. Ahhh I weep For Ghana in the Nana's hands.
This cri mi nal* and ex-convict is still talking and defending Nana Addo. This guy has never said or done anything right. He defended Nana Addo shamelessly in the wee-smoking allegations. Here is he again jumping into the fray just to give a nasty "fine tuning" to the abominable responses from Akyem Mafia Boss. Very soon Nana will legalize production, shipment, distribution, marketing and use of drugs in Ghana and beyond and this ex-convict will be around to defend him.