The Coalition of Muslim Organizations, Ghana, (COMOG) has chided Stephen O’Brien, British Minister for African Development for calling for respect for the rights of homosexuals in Ghana

In a statement, COMOG said that such support for homosexuals in Ghana was an unwelcome interference in the nation’s internal affairs and an attempt to corrupt and subvert Ghana’s religious, moral, cultural and national principles, values and norms. The statement expressed disappointment at O’Brien’s failure to consider the negative impact of homosexuality on the health, moral, procreation and human decency of Ghanaians, especially the youth. COMOG noted that Ghana’s status as a secular state did not make it atheistic, heathenish or pagan and that Ghanaians were generally a God-worshiping people who believed in the supremacy of God who is against hedonistic practices such as homosexuality and lesbianism. COMOG said that it wondered whether Ghanaians were being called upon to mortgage their national principles and cultural values for foreign and imported practices in the name of human rights and development partnership. COMOG repeated its call on Government to make its position clear on the issue for the avoidance of doubt and to allay the fear that it might act under pressure against the interest of Ghanaians. The statement called on Ghanaians to pray for God’s intervention to rid the nation of satanic practices such as homosexuality and lesbianism. It also called on the National House of Chiefs and traditional rulers to publicly denounce the practice of homosexuality and lesbianism.