Parliament has formally urged the Chief Justice to expedite the hearing of cases related to the Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, widely known as the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill.
In a petition submitted on Friday, March 28, Parliament’s legal representatives emphasized the significant public interest surrounding these cases and stressed the importance of a prompt resolution to ease tensions among Ghanaians.
Highlighting the recent hearing of MP for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor‘s case, Parliament underscored the need for consistency in addressing similar legal matters.
“We trust that as the applications raise matters of public interest, you will give our letter the attention it deserves.”
The petition specifically referenced ongoing lawsuits filed by Richard Dela Sky and Dr. Amanda Odoi, both challenging the anti-gay bill on grounds of constitutional violations of homosexual rights.
Their legal actions seek to prevent President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo from assenting to the bill.
Already, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the apex court of bias for its decision to prioritize the hearing of Dafeamekpor’s application over the approval of ministerial nominees, while the case against the anti-LGBTQ Bill filed earlier by Richard Sky remains pending.
The NDC alleged that this move reflects a conspiracy by the court to aid the government in facilitating their nominees’ approval in Parliament while delaying executive action on the Anti-LGBTQ bill.
Attached is the letter
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