Minority Members of Parliament led by the MP of Tamale Central, Haruna Iddrisu has charged government to make clear its position and intentions on the heavily challenged Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) course.
Addressing a minority press conference on Friday, Mr Iddrisu asserted that the move by government to implement the CSE is one that is championed by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. And labelled the move as a way of conditioning Ghanaian children for LGBT lifestyles.
The minority leader said a decision by the government to go ahead with the implementation of the CSE will be a disrespect to the values of the Ghanaian people.
“The move to desperately introduce the CSE is championed by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT), the masters of the New Patriotic Party that they have so chosen to follow sheepishly in the implementation of this matter.
We join well-meaning Ghanaians to ask the president including his ministers that they must respect the time tested and respected values of the Ghanaian people on this matter.”
According to him, the implementation of the CSE will not only contravene the resistance of the president’s predecessors to LGBT agendas but will also be in contradiction to the president’s own Christian beliefs, the basis on which the president is propagating the construction of a National Cathedral.
“We know where Prof. J.E.A Mills stood on this matter. Nana Addo Dankwa come clear where you stand on this matter. In one breathe I am building a cathedral, in another breathe you are promoting what the bible whether ancient or modern will not accept in the books of the Lord”
Government is facing serious resistance from various sections of Ghanaians after it emerged that the Ghana Education Service plans to adapt a CSE for school children across the country.
The GES has, however, come out to say that it is yet to approve manuals for the CSE, with the Minister of Education also saying the ministry will not promote anything contrary to the values and norms of Ghanaian culture.
