General News of Saturday, 2 December 2017<\/p>\n
Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n 2017-12-02<\/p>\n A Deputy Attorney-General (AG) says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u2019s homosexuality comment on Qatar-based Al Jazeera was misconstrued to create disaffection for government.<\/p>\n Joseph Kpemka said the President was \u201cbeing realist\u201d in his response to Jane Dutton on Talk to Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n He told Samson Lardy Anyenini on Joy FM\/Multi TV\u2019s news analysis Newsfile Saturday, there are times when some things that are considered grievous and injurious could become acceptable in a society.<\/p>\n \u201cI personally detest it\u2026but the reality of the matter is that when subsequently very strong forces emerge that begin to lobby society and change the orientation of people and the majority buy into the idea then that is the stage that we can say that it is bound to happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The government was compelled this week to state its position on the same-sex relationship after the president told an international media the practice could be legalised if there if Ghanaians call for it.<\/p>\n Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid has said the government has no \u201cintention\u201d to legalise homosexuality because it is culturally unacceptable at the moment.<\/p>\n Political critics and religious bodies took issues with the president over his comment, saying it amounted to an invitation to human rights groups.<\/p>\n Tamale Central Member of Parliament (MP), Inusah Fuseini has said president Akufo-Addo communicated well as a lawyer, but his comments were politically wrong.<\/p>\n![\"Deputyag](\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/62293362.295.jpg\" "\\"Deputyag")
play video<\/span>Deputy Attorney-General, Joseph Kpemka<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n