Traditional Leaders can help stop Activities of LGBTQI+ -Volta Chief

Paramount Chief of Takla Traditional Area in Ho Municipality of the Volta Region, Togbe Ayim Adzokoto II says activities of LGBTQI+ are highly abominable and must be condemned.

The respected Chief argues that “thier activities are out of order and our laws disagree with same” he told ghananewsonline.com.gh in Ho.

“Since the era of our ancestors we have lived with decency and with very high level of good morals” Togbe Ayim Adzokoto further argues.

He maintains that our cultural and traditional norms frown against any act of indecency in relation to sexual indulgence and further stated that “We the Chiefs are custodian to the traditions handed down to us by our forefathers and so must be seen in protecting same” he lectured.

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According to him, these traditional norms and restrictions helps us to keep society in order he said and stressed that, the issue of LGBTQ in our society today is as a result of failure of traditional leaders to enforce traditional laws and regulations.

He therefore urged all traditional leaders in the country to as a matter of urgency, reinforce the traditional and cultural laws that prohibit the society from engaging in abominable and non human activities.

“The emergence of Christianity and technology has affected our culture and traditions greatly, and people hide behind some beliefs to enable them engage in crimes against nature and go Scot Free” he finally said.

Meanwhile, security forces in Ghana on Wednesday closed the office of an organization that supports the LGBTQI+ (Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual trans, queer, intersex) community in the West African country where homosexuality is prohibited, the association in charge of the entity said.

“This morning, our center was invaded by National Security, to this day we no longer have access to this space and our safety is threatened,” the LGBT+ Rights Ghana group wrote on Twitter.

“We call on human rights organizations and our allies to condemn these attacks and the hate crimes against us,” thier plight added.

For several weeks, religious leaders from the Christian dominated country had been campaigning for authorities to close the center, which opened in January.

The owner of the house that housed the center, Asenso Gyambi, said that he did not know his house was rented by Rights Ghana.

“I was not happy about that … I had to report it to the security agencies for them to take action. I will not tolerate such activities on my property,” he told the media in Accra.

Source: Kofi Adzivor II ghananewsonline.com.gh