I do not support LGBTQI+ activities – Supreme Court nominee

A Supreme Court nominee, Prof. Richard Frimpong Oppong has categorically denied being an advocate for LGBTQI+ activities in Ghana.

Prof. Oppong appeared before Parliament's Appointments Committee on Tuesday to answer concerns expressed by Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, who referred to a sensitive National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) report.

According to the report, Prof. Oppong, a libertarian, may focus on issues such as surrogacy and LGBTQI+ rights if appointed to the Supreme Court.

Prof. Oppong has however, categorically denied the claim, stating that he does not promote LGBTQI+ activities.He clarified that the report's assertion was wrong and did not represent his viewpoint.

"Absolutely wrong and I reject in the strongest possible terms wherever those views are coming from because as I said as an academic I have written about the subject from the perspective of my specialty. From the perspective of conflict of laws.

“I said I have my wife here, I have my three daughters here, actually, they will be very surprised that anybody thinks that I am going to inflict LGBTQ on the country.”

" am a lawyer, I am not an anthropologist, I am not a sociologist…from a personal perspective I am married, my wife is here and I know whatever she is giving me is the best [power] for me," he stated.

Source: Lead News Online