“You build a Cathedral for God and accept gays to build an office? – Kwaku Bonsam asks
Fetish priest and traditionalist, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, has expressed shock about recent development on LGBTQIs in Ghana.
He says he is flabbergasted to hear a Christian nation as Ghana is known for, to accept activities of gays and lesbians in the country.
In an interview monitored by Ghanas Online on Angel FM’s Anɔpa Bɔfoɔ, Kwaku Bonsam said he’s surprised Ghana is building a Cathedral for God and accepting gay activities at the same time.
He stated emphatically, that African Traditional Religion does not condone such heinous act just as Christians and Muslims and will never support their activities on any day.
“We fetish priests will not condone legalisation of gayism. Is it not Ghana we call a Christian country? Is it not Ghana that’s building a Cathedral for God? Why do you allow gays to open an office in Ghana despite claiming to be a Christian country?,” Kwaku Bonsam quizzed.
He further noted he is “disappointed in the so-called men of God in this country. They prophecy during elections and all yet they’ve allowed gays to build an office here.”
The fetish priest further asked any authority that has gone for financial aid from the group to send their monies back to them.
“It is not our culture and must not be condoned, he said.
The spokesperson for the Kofi oo Kofi deity intimated “if there is freedom to do everything, then weed smokers and thieves must all be given their freedom to operate on their will. Their activities will increase the cost of pampers [diapers] and our kids wouldn’t even get some to wear.”
He reiterated unequivocally that, “gayism will never ever help Ghana in any way.”
Meanwhile, the Deputy Director for the LGBTQI group in Ghana, whose name was given as Richard, speaking on the same show stated Ghanaians must listen to their plight and why they’re gays rather than condemning them.
He said contrary to rumours that they have many offices in Ghana, “we have only one office in Ghana and it’s meant to offer help to gays and lesbians who are abused in society because of who they are.”
“We also provide counselling and financial support to those who are going through abuses but we do not have a system of recording our people. We do not have a card or a record book because we are like heterosexuals or any other group in society,” he added.
Speaking on the kind of people that constitute their community, Prince noted: “I’ll like to make this emphatically clear that LGBT people are your family members, those in your offices, your doctors, politicians, nurses, bankers, MPs and every other person you can think of.”
He however noted they haven’t gone through any official process to register their trademark or commission their office.
Richard also stated they generate their funds internally and sometimes receive external support from some organisations.
When asked why he has chosen to lie with a fellow man instead of a woman, he declined to answer saying “that’s too personal and I don’t want us to narrow the conversation to my personal life.
His parents, he noted, are all aware he’s gay.
The issue about gayism has become topical recently after the European Union (EU) aided the commissioning of the group’s office in an undisclosed location in the national capital, Accra.
The EU further commended Ghana for supporting activities of LGBTQIs and pledged to offer support for entities that respect the rights of the group.
This has caused the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values led by its Executive Secretary, Moses Foh-Amoaning together with the Catholic Bishops Conference and other groups calling for government to declare its stance on the issue and consequently shutdown the office.
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