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Deputy Education Minister, John Ntim Fordjour has sounded a warning to Ghanaians who, as a result of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill coming into force, may cause any form of physical harm to individuals engaged in homosexual practices.

Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, who established his position to be against homosexual acts and in support of the bill, admonished the citizenry to refrain from inflicting pains or subjecting the LGBTQ+ community to stigma.

He noted that the bill has made provisions drawn from Ghana's constitution that protects the life of every person including those who have homosexual tendencies.

"The interesting aspect of our bill is that none of all the provisions in it is against the 1992, the 4th Republican constitution of Ghana...our constitution protects human liberites and freedoms of all people. It doesn't call for discrimination.

"In the same way, in the bill, we have established that even if you know someone involved in such behavior or that court has found guilty of engaging in such acts, no one has the right to take the laws into his hands and cause physical harm to the person . . . The law prohibits stigmatization" of those people, he told host Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" show.

The deputy Minister also cautioned the LGBTQ+ community to note that their activities are an abomination to Ghana and won't be tolerated in the country.

He strongly believed the anti-gay bill will ensure a sound and acceptable sexual behavior among the population of Ghana.

"We detest them. They are a taboo and abominable", he emphasized and hoped to see the bill passed into law to safeguard the society against homosexuality which, to him, is sexual perversion and cannot be allowed to stay in the country.