We’re not against anti-LGBTQ bill – AIDS Commission clarifies

The Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr.

The clarification comes in response to claims made by the Deputy Minority Whip of Parliament, Ahmed Ibrahim, who alleged that the Ghana AIDS Commission was against the bill and objected to its passage.

“I will like to state categorically that Ghana Aids Commission did not object to the passage of the bill

Ghana Aids Commission rather identified a number of clauses that had the potential risk of creating difficult situations for individuals, families and communities and suggested that those clauses must be given a second look and have them amended,” Dr Atuahene emphasised in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Eyewitness News on Citi FM in Accra on Thursday.

Atuahene further explained that the commission’s intention was not to hinder the bill’s progress but to ensure that potential risks and consequences are adequately addressed.

“A number of people and institutions that submitted memos also agreed with what Ghana Aids Commission said

“So the contribution of the commission either in the form of the memo we submitted or my appearance before the committee to answer and clarify issues to the committee all clearly indicated that we wanted an amendment to the bill and not to object to the passage of the bill as reported by the committee,” he said.