The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, has claimed that the widely circulated images of two men allegedly kissing at Independence Square were generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
The couple, identified as Lue and Rue from South Africa, appeared in visuals showing them holding hands, kissing, and draped in the Ghanaian flag at both the Independence Square and the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum.
The images sparked widespread public outrage, with many Ghanaians condemning what they described as a desecration of cherished national symbols and questioning the government's silence on the matter.
However, addressing the issue on the floor of Parliament, Dafeamekpor stated that the images were not authentic and should therefore be disregarded. "The matters that the First Deputy Minority Whip alluded to regarding the fact that two persons were seen kissing at the Independence Square are totally falsehood. "It was an A.I-generated image posted by someone onto his social media handle so my brother Habib has no documents to stand on - predicate upon which he will be demanding that the Minister for Foreign Affairs be invited to speak to such matters and also to justify why we abstained from a certain vote at the UN," he said. Ablekuma North: Omane Boamah justifies 'No military deployment' despite chaos
