Committee working on Anti LGBTQI+ Bill to begin its Work next week - Afenyo Markin

The Deputy Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Efutu, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markin has told Parliament that, the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee is working on the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill.

According to him, the committee has received about One Hundred and Fifty(150) memoranda from sections of Ghanaians and groups that needs to be considered by the Committee before their final report.

"The committee has agreed to meet with ten groups or individuals each week and listen to their explanations on their memoranda, this means that the committee would use Fifteen weeks (15 weeks) to meet all those who submitted the memorandum to the committee before a final report from the Committee could be prepared and submitted to Parliament for further processes be carried," he stressed. 

He was answering the  Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Mr Ahmed Ibrahim when he asked for the current position and preparations of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee on the Anti LGBTQI+ Bill in order to get Ghanaians informed.

However, Parliament has rescheduled the 2022 budget estimate presentation by the Finance Minister to 15th November.

The earlier date was scheduled for 17th November 2021.

Deputy Majority Leader, Afenyo  Markin made this known when he presented the business statement of the ensuing week.

Ahenkorah Oduraa Mary