Ghana’s parliament will again debate the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ Bill next week.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, ordered the Business Committee in Parliament to schedule the debate.
The was announced by Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu.
“The Promotion of Proper Sexual Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021 must be programmed to come on Tuesday, June 27 or Thursday, June 29, whatever it is, it must be on the order paper next week either Tuesday or Thursday. These are the directives from the Speaker.
"A number of civil society organizations, political watchers and constitutional watchers have interest in this, and they will be watching this House,” the Deputy Speaker stated.
The Promotion of Proper Sexual Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill was submitted to parliament by the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee on March 31, 2023.
The Bill is a Private Members' Bill sponsored by a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Ninog Prampram MP, Sam Nartey George
